![]() ![]() Please follow proper reddiquette and abide by the subreddit rules.īe generous with upvotes! They are free, after all.Īlso, avoid submitting images that are just text (this includes rage comics and meme pics) or off-topic content and nsfw posts as they'll just be deleted by mods or caught by reddits spam filter. ![]() The 2018 model was already a five-star product, so Amazon’s decision to boost performance, extend the battery life and add USB-C charging for 2020 was always going to lead to another recommendation.Please remember to include which Fire you have when asking questions! A subreddit for Amazon Fire tablets Once again, Amazon has cooked up a fantastically priced tablet with its newest Fire HD 8. You can ask Alexa to tell you the weather, show sports fixtures or play the latest TV show on Amazon Prime Video, for instance. This allows you to bark your orders at Amazon’s digital assistant without pressing any buttons, and it functions just the same as on Amazon’s Echo devices. The Fire HD 8 also includes hands-free Alexa. Although most popular apps can be found, such as Facebook, Netflix, BBC iPlayer and Disney Plus, many games available on the Apple App Store and Google Play are missing in action. As an example, we typically use the Geekbench 5 app for performance testing of various devices, but Amazon’s store only contains the much older Geekbench 3 benchmark. The amount of applications on the Amazon Appstore continues to be rather limited, though. Your Kindle library, Prime Video content, Amazon Music tracks and more can be accessed with simple swipes left and right of the homescreen, as well as a list of your downloaded apps. If you’ve used a Fire tablet previously, then the experience remains largely the same. Fire OS 7 is the new version for this year, which uses a more recent version of Google’s widely used mobile operating system, Android 9 Pie. Like the rest of the Amazon Fire family, the Fire HD 8’s software is Android-based, with Amazon’s own software launcher, Fire OS, placed on top. This a massive stamina increase of almost 38% compared to the 2018 model.Īmazon Fire HD 8 (2020) review: Fire OS and Alexa Despite the small 2% bump in battery capacity, the Fire HD 8 lasted for 15hrs 23mins in our video-rundown test with aeroplane mode engaged. The list of gaming applications isn’t as far-reaching as other tablets, which I will discuss shortly, but you should be able to run most games on Amazon’s Appstore without too many hiccupsīattery life is another area that has seen a huge increase over the previous version. ![]() Gaming performance is equally improved, achieving double the predecessor’s frame rate in the GFXBench Manhattan 3 onscreen test. I certainly wasn’t tearing my hair out in frustration as I have done with previous Fire tablets. The duo of Geekbench 3 single- and multi-core test results speak for themselves and, while quickly swiping between applications can be a bit juddery at times, the experience remains mostly fluid. Since this is the fastest chipset in a Fire tablet to date, performance is unbeatable at this price. Its quad-core 2GHz MediaTek MT8168 CPU is now 30% more powerful compared to the 2018 version, with more RAM at your disposal (2GB) and a larger, 4,850mAh battery. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) review: Performance and battery lifeĭespite the zero love given to the display, the Fire HD 8 has seen a good bump in specs over its predecessor. ![]()
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