Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus 2020
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 2 MPix 1600 x 1200 pixels, videos up to 720p@30fps
Price comparison
Average of 12 scores (from 15 reviews)
Reviews for the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus 2020
After our extensive test of the Fire HD 8 (2020), we are now taking a look at the Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) to find out whether 3 GB of working memory is actually much better than 2 GB. But the real value is added by the QI compatibility, which again increases the price-performance ratio significantly.
Source: Android Central
Like its less expensive sibling, the Fire HD 8 Plus is generally a good value for those looking for an affordable content consumption device. But because the internal upgrades over the base model aren't that substantial, and the added special features aren't that useful in the grand scheme of things, I just don't think most people should get it over the Fire HD 8.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/24/2022
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Techradar
Physically indistinguishable from the cheaper Fire HD 8, the Plus offers a slightly swifter but otherwise identical tablet experience. Wireless charging is the most significant difference, with the optional Dock making it a viable Echo Show alternative. The Plus is the smarter choice for owners of the 2018 version, but with an unchanged display and similar skills, the standard model is an equally capable entertainment slate for new Prime subscribers.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/21/2021
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Mag
Amazon's Fire tablet lineup has long been a favorite of ours as good, simple value for the money. Each uses a variant of the Android OS which is tilted heavily toward accessing Amazon services, but also good for streaming video and reading. The particularly important feature here is Show Mode, which makes the tablet act like a hands-free Echo Show smart display, displaying the time and responding to Alexa queries. The new Fire HD 8 Plus ($109.99 and up) is a gray Fire HD 8 tablet with more RAM, wireless charging, and a slightly higher-powered charger. That wireless charging, along with the optional charging dock, really make a difference here, turning the Fire HD 8 Plus into an Echo Show you can take with you. The audio isn't nearly as good as a real Echo Show—you won't use it to bop around to rich music in your living room—but that's a fair trade-off for portability.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/05/2021
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Android Authority
Amazon’s pricing is perhaps the Fire HD 8 Plus’ most endearing feature. With a starting cost of just $109.99, it’s hard to beat. You can ratchet up the storage and choose between an ad-supported and non-ad-supported experience. I think the 32GB model without ads is the best option. You save yourself the hassle of ads and can spend the $30 upgrade fee for the 64GB model on a much higher capacity microSD card (or a case) for the tablet.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/20/2021
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
Its $109.99 price is really $139.99 once you add the dock, but what Amazon offers here is enough for a lot of people—the Plus makes a great little Echo Show-alike to display recipes or act as a fancy alarm clock, plus play videos for the kids, for instance. If you need an inexpensive tablet with full Google Play app compatibility, check out Walmart's Onn. 8-inch tablet instead.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/07/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: CNet Archive.org version
With models available in 7-, 8- and 10-inch screen sizes and priced as low as $50 before Prime Day discounts, Amazon's line of Fire tablets have long been the go-to option for bargain gadget hunters. But with its 2020 refresh of the 8-inch Fire HD 8 tablet, long the Goldilocks of its line, Amazon is adding a twist that may leave you wondering which one to buy. There are now two 8-inch models to choose from: a baseline Fire HD 8 starting at $90 (£90), and the $110 (£110) Fire HD Plus, which adds wireless charging and slightly better performance. The tablet isn't available in Australia but the starting price converts to about AU$160.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/24/2020
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: The Verge Archive.org version
The Fire HD 8 Plus is kind of terrible to use if you try to use it as a full-on tablet. But if you just treat it as an appliance for launching Amazon’s big library of content, it’s actually kind of great.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/18/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
The Fire HD 8 Plus is an affordable tablet that's substantially built, with the convenience of wireless charging giving the potential for use as an Echo Show if you buy the additional dock, making it a convenient affordable home tablet. It's not the most glamorous tablet, but it's hard to beat it for value for money.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/18/2020
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
Physically indistinguishable from the cheaper Fire HD 8, the Plus offers a slightly swifter but otherwise identical tablet experience. Wireless charging is the most significant difference, with the optional Dock making it a viable Echo Show alternative. The Plus is the smarter choice for owners of the 2018 version, but with an unchanged display and similar skills, the standard model is an equally capable entertainment slate for new Prime subscribers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/16/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Lon.TV Archive.org version
Amazon's latest HD8 tablet delivers a performance boost over the prior generation and a new HD8 Plus model that adds a little more RAM and wireless charging.
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/12/2020
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The question for many people will be whether it’s worth spending the extra on the Plus over the regular model. And the simple answer is no. Unless you’re going to get the wireless dock and use it like an Echo Show, you may as well save your money. The standard HD 8 has the same Show Mode and can be used in the same way. The Plus' performance isn’t noticeably better, either.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/11/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: New Atlas Archive.org version
The Amazon Fire series has been offering budget tablets to the masses for almost a decade now, and the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus is the newest in the range (alongside an updated Fire HD 8). It continues the long run of solid, cheap, reliable devices, and we've been testing one out for the past few days.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/09/2020
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus is great for families and lightweight users that can't justify splurging on the cheapest iPad. But, if you don’t use any of Amazon’s services then you’re better off elsewhere.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/04/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Teltarif DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/26/2020
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Komputerswiat PL→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; big screen. Negative: Slow system; poor display.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 08/31/2020
Comment
ARM Mali-G52 MP1: Integrated mid range graphics card with 1 clusters. ARM states that the G52 series is 30% faster and 15% more efficient compared to the G51 series on the same process node. The MC1 / MP1 variant is the smallest version.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
MT8168: Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 (4 small 64 Bit cores) SoC clocked at up to 2 GHz with integrated Mali-G52 MC1 with up to 800 MHz.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
8.00":
This display format is in the mid-range for smartphones. It offers a compromise between good visibility, details and resolution on the screen, and you can still fit it into trouser pockets.
» 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.
75.3%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
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