Amazon Fire HD 8 2018
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Secondary Camera: 2 MPix 1600 x 1200 Pixel, [email protected] video
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Average of 17 scores (from 20 reviews)
Reviews for the Amazon Fire HD 8 2018
Amazon has updated its 8-inch Fire HD 8 tablet but kept the price at its low level; the tablet still starts at just $80. Most notable updates: Alexa and wireless charging.
Source: Tech Advisor

The Fire HD 8 is the best budget tablet if you want to spend less than £100 on a tablet that streams Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. There is no better option. It is the same as older models though, save for Show Mode. If you also buy the Show Mode Charging Dock, it’s a very affordable way to have a smart display in the home with the convenience of a tablet to carry daily.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/27/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech Advisor

The Fire HD 8 is the best budget tablet if you want to spend less than £100 on a tablet that streams Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. There is no better option. It is the same as older models though, save for Show Mode. If you also buy the Show Mode Charging Dock, it’s a very affordable way to have a smart display in the home with the convenience of a tablet to carry daily.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/12/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews

The Amazon Fire HD 8 is a really good tablet at an impressive price. It’s made even better if you pair it with Show Mode dock. For £109.99 this is a great package. Its screen is fair, the build quality is fine and there’s plenty of storage. While it doesn’t feel incredibly fast, it has enough power to do justice to some of Android’s most impressive games. Plus having Alexa on a tablet is a nice touch.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/12/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews

The Amazon Fire HD 8 is a really good tablet at an impressive price. It’s made even better if you pair it with Show Mode dock. For £109.99 this is a great package. Its screen is fair, the build quality is fine and there’s plenty of storage. While it doesn’t feel incredibly fast, it has enough power to do justice to some of Android’s most impressive games. Plus having Alexa on a tablet is a nice touch.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/12/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: What Hi-Fi

The fact the Amazon Fire HD does everything it says it will is reason enough to be impressed. You’ll have to pay a lot more to do better.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/22/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech Advisor

The Fire HD 8 is the best budget tablet if you want to spend less than £100 on a tablet that streams Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. There is no better option.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/20/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Pocket Lint

Whether you're a globetrotter or a looking for an travel tablet or something to entertain your child with loads of controls, the Fire HD 8 is well worth considering, because at this price, there's very little that comes close.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/08/2018
Source: Trusted Reviews

The Amazon Fire HD 8 is a really good tablet at a impressive price. It’s made even better if you pair it with Show Mode dock. For £109.99 this is a great package.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/02/2018
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Toptenreviews

It's much less powerful than an iPad, but Alexa gives this compact tablet a unique bonus and it's fantastic value.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/30/2018
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: CNet

The latest HD 8 isn't much of an upgrade over last year's model, but the "always-ready" hands-free Alexa feature is a nice addition to what remains the best tablet value.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/23/2018
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Techradar

The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2018) bets big on its Alexa skills and low price, and mostly succeeds in making a positive first impression. But with laggy performance, poor software and a mediocre screen, it isn’t an easy recommendation even when this cheap.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/21/2018
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Stuff TV

You get a lot of tablet for £80 – bargain hunters will lap it up this Christmas.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/08/2018
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Tech Advisor

qIt is the same as older models though, save for Show Mode. If you also buy the Show Mode Charging Dock, it’s a very affordable way to have a smart display in the home with the convenience of a tablet to carry daily.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/05/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag

The 2018 edition of the Amazon Fire HD 8 remains the best media tablet you can get for under $100.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/03/2018
Foreign Reviews
Source: Curved

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/02/2018
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 70% display: 75% mobility: 70%
Source: Xataka

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/06/2018
Rating: Total score: 72% performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 65%
Source: El Androide Libre

Positive: Good price; reliable device.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/13/2018
Source: Ofertaman

Positive: Good price; excellent display; large internal memory; high autonomy; decent speakers. Negative: Heavy and bulky; poor cameras; only 1.5GB RAM.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/08/2018
Source: Frandroid

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/20/2018
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 60% mobility: 70% workmanship: 60%
Source: CNet France

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/19/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%
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8.00":
This display size is a threshold between tablets and smartphones. Most tablets have larger screen diagonals but a lot of smartphones offer such a big screen.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.0.363 kg:
This weight is somewhat high for a smartphone. Smartphones with a big screen and small tablets weigh as much, usually.
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79.38%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
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