Amazon Fire Tablet
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 0.3 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 15 scores (from 19 reviews)
Reviews for the Amazon Fire Tablet
On Fire? Amazon's entry into their tablet ecosystem is inexpensive - in fact, very inexpensive. In Germany, the Fire Tablet (Late 2015) sells for 60 Euro (~$64) via Amazon's online store. What compromises the low-budget 7-inch tablet requires is the subject of our review.
Source: Gadgetspeak
Archive.org versionTablet prices are falling which I am sure everyone knows. The £49 being asked by Amazon for their latest 7"Fire sets a new low price for what is a very powerful Android tablet. So what if anything is not included in this latest offering? The plus points it allows a child to have their own device and content, the older person to get their own computer and to keep in content with others as even a standard phone line cost and call connection charges are scandalous.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/22/2016
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 100% performance: 80%
Source: Gadgetspeak
Archive.org versionAlong with the multitude of third-party products on offer from its Aladdin’s Cave of delights, sometimes known as its catalogue, Amazon has a number of its own brand offerings. Like many companies, Amazon holds a Christmas in July event for journalists in order to promote products such as the Fire Tablet forming the basis for this review.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/16/2016
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 100% performance: 80%
Source: Hot Hardware
Archive.org versionPrice certainly isn’t everything, but we have to give Amazon credit for delivering a $50 tablet that actually provides enough features and performance to meet the needs of a basic tablet user. Think about how your kids, parents, grandparents, or your non-techie friend would use a tablet.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/23/2015
Source: Pocket Lint
Archive.org versionFor its price, the Amazon Fire is an amazing tablet. Yes, there are plenty of tablets out there that are much better in almost every way, including Amazon's own Fire HD range, but the Fire is great to watch streaming video on. It's capable of playing casual games well. And it doubles effectively as an eBook reader. And all for £50 (or £60 for the advert-free version).
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/04/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionLooking at Amazon's customer ratings, people seem to like the $50 Fire tablet. Nearly 80 percent of owners gave it 4 stars or higher. This is despite sluggish performance, a low-resolution display and short battery life. After spending lots of time with the Fire, I see where they are coming from.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/04/2015
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Trusted Reviews
Archive.org versionThe Amazon Fire isn't a tablet for everyone, despite its all-welcoming £50 price. However, for some, its low price will be justification of its cut-price parts. It isn't slick in operation, the screen is clearly pixellated, and it feels cheap. However, it can happily run virtually any Android game, includes an IPS display, and – unlike ultra-budget tablets of a few years ago – it doesn’t feel as though it might be about to drip battery acid from its seams.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/26/2015
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 100% performance: 60% features: 80% display: 60% mobility: 80% workmanship: 60%
Source: NDTV Gadgets
Archive.org versionA swipe to the left gets you recently accessed content and apps, plus recommendations. It's a good way to get to frequent tasks without spending a lot of time moving around icons on the home screen. Older Amazon devices will get this feature, too, with an upcoming software update.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/23/2015
Source: Stuff TV
Archive.org versionIf you’re buying the Fire, then you’ll be doing so for its price. All you need to know is that it’s performance is acceptable. This tablet is slow and has a dreary screen, but it won’t fall over at the drop of the hat and has a good enough battery life to keep the occupants of the backseats of a Volvo entertained all the way to Cornwall.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/08/2015
Source: Expert Reviews
Archive.org versionWith such an incredibly low price, the Fire doesn’t really have any competition. The closest match would be the Tesco Hudl 2, which costs twice the price. If you’re looking for a cheap tablet to give to your children, Amazon’s own Kids Edition Fire also costs £100, but includes a heavy duty protective rubber case and two-year worry-free guarantee, arguably making it better value for cautious parents. The new Fire makes sense for anyone looking for a first tablet, though, or a cheap second device for travel, university or for keeping in the kitchen, as long as you’re aware of its limitations.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/07/2015
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: PC Pro
Archive.org versionIf you can afford the extra £30, buy the Fire HD 6 instead. An extra £50? Buy the Tesco Hudl 2 – you’ll get a stronger device that you’ll be happy to use as your mainstay. Yet there will be a lot of people out there looking to dip their toes into the tablet world or buy a cheap slate for one or more kids. There’s no question that they could do much better than the Fire, but you could pay more and do much, much worse.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/02/2015
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Pocket Lint
Archive.org versionNew to the Kids Edition, as part of Fire OS 5, is a web browser and YouTube access, although it is again age appropriately locked, with thousands of websites and YouTube videos curated to ensure they are suitable. Parents can add or remove them if needed, but a child could jump on board safely from the off.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/17/2015
Foreign Reviews
Source: MobiFlip
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/06/2016
Source: Areamobile
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/06/2015
Rating: Total score: 66% performance: 46% mobility: 66% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 65%
Source: Netzwelt
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/15/2015
Rating: Total score: 64% performance: 60% features: 60% display: 70%
Source: Webnews.it
IT→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/02/2015
Rating: Total score: 74% price: 95% performance: 65% features: 65% workmanship: 70%
Source: Tablette-tactile.net
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/29/2016
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Frandroid
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/01/2016
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 40% display: 40% mobility: 60% workmanship: 50%
Source: CNet France
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/16/2015
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: 01Net
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/26/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Comment
Model: The Amazon Fire HD 7 inch 2015 is a tablet released by Amazon, which is designed for reading. With 1.3 GHz quad core CPU and 1 GB RAM, it is considered an entry level reading tablet. It comes with 8 GB internal memory and a microSD card slot which allows adding 128 GB of storage. Being an Amazon tablet, it runs on Amazon’s custom operating system, which is the Fire OS 5 UI, customized from the Android operating system. The Amazon Fire HD 7 inch 2015 comes with free cloud storage for all Amazon content, which is one of the signature feature for Amazon devices.
Its 7 inch capacitive multi-touch touchscreen uses IPS technology and features a resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels, which gives a pixel density of about 170 PPI. In addition, the tablet comes with a 2 MP rear camera capable of recording 720p videos and a secondary VGA camera. With a size of 191 x 115 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 4.53 x 0.42 in) and a weight of 313 g (11.04 oz), it is a small and lightweight reading tablet, which you can very easily take with you. The Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and a microUSB v2.0 port.
ARM Mali-450 MP4: OpenGL ES 2.0 GPU for ARM based SoCs with 4 fragment processors and 1 vertex processor.
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
MT8127: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 SoC clocked at 1.7 GHz that integrates a single channel 32 Bit DDR3-1333 memory controller and a Mali-450 MP4 GPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
7.00":
It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Amazon: Amazon is a company that is mainly known as an online retailer, but it also has its own product line called AmazonBasics. This product line includes a wide variety of products, including electronics, housewares, office supplies, sports and leisure items, and more. Amazon also works with other manufacturers to offer products under the "Amazon's Choice" brand, which are recommended by Amazon based on their reviews and popularity.
70.03%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
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