The tablet can get confused about which way on the volume rocker turned the sound up. When you hold the tablet in portrait, the camera's on the side of the screen, which actually looks more naturally in video calls than looking too far up or down. The front-facing camera is on the top of the tablet when it's in landscape mode the way it's propped up when you use one of Amazon's cases with a kickstand flap. It feels like a toy, so that makes sense. The company brags that in tumble tests, the Fire HD 8 is twice as durable as the Apple iPad mini (2021). The Fire HD 8 seems built to take a tumble, and Amazon confirms that. The buttons and ports have moved slightly, but in measurements, it's within a millimeter of its kin in every direction.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2022) is practically the same device it was two years ago. Made to be durable and withstand a drop.That older tablet just went on sale for more than 50% off during the Prime Early Access sale.Īll this is to say that you shouldn't buy this tablet at full price: Amazon often offers generous discounts on tablets that drop even the cheapest models to irresistible prices. Otherwise, we see the same screen size and resolution, the same cameras, and the same storage as the 2020 model. The processor has two more cores, so perhaps those are worth a few bucks each. We understand the current economic climate means higher prices, but that especially stings when you don't get much more for the cost. The Fire HD 8 (2022) costs more than the 2020 model. That could make a difference, but the tablet's performance wasn't good enough to convince us it would matter. The larger storage also gets you more RAM and 3GB of memory versus 2GB in the smaller model. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2022) goes on sale on October 19, with a starting price of $99.99 / £99.99 for the 32GB model and $129.99 / £129.99 for the 64GB model. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2022) review: price and availability If you're looking for a cheap tablet in this price range, you can do better than the Fire HD 8, but if the price drops on an Amazon sale day, it wouldn't hurt to drop your spare change to have an extra viewing screen on hand. The build quality feels very cheap, with a lot of plastic on the shell. It may be called an 'HD' tablet, but it's not Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution.
It looks hazy and grainy, and the resolution is low. None of our past issues with the Fire HD 8 (2020) have been addressed. There is a microSD card slot, so you can add more storage with an expandable memory card instead of paying more. In use, this hardly makes a difference, as the tablet is slow and unresponsive throughout even on our upgraded review unit. If you spring for the 64GB of storage, you get 3GB of RAM instead of 2GB. Upgrades to the 2022 Fire HD 8 are few and far between.
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