The Fire HD 8 Plus is a nice little device if you spend a lot of time with Amazon. It comes with everything you need to manage your devices, as well as the Amazon branded entertainment that comes with it.
The standard Fire HD 8 and the Fire HD 8 Plus are the only ones that come with ads. If you want to remove lock screen ads from the Fire HD 8 Plus, you'll have to pay an extra $25, but I'd recommend that. The standard Fire HD 8 model is priced at $99.99 with ads. The Fire HD 8 Plus has marginally better cameras than the Fire HD 8 and has less memory than the Fire HD 8.
The Fire HD 8 Plus has an eight-inch display and is available in three colors: black, blue, and pink. The display isn't the most impressive, as colors can appear dull when streaming, and the device's maximum brightness just isn't bright enough It is hard to make out anything on the screen on a sunny day. The display is good if you don't care about what you're watching and if you just plan on using it indoors.
There is a choice of 64 or 32gigabyte of storage options on the inside of the device. It has a six-core processor that Amazon says is 30 percent faster than the previous model. When the device is in the middle of loading an app or a website, it becomes difficult to scroll or select, as it becomes noticeably laggy. The 2020 model has an upgraded camera, but that is only one of the differences between the two models.
You get an ad that takes up your lock screen after you unlocked the device. If you have bigger fingers, you could end up tapping it instead of actually opening it. You can go directly to a menu to manage your connected devices or to a carousel of ads that Amazon calls "selected offers" on the lock screen. If you couldn't find enough of them on your lock screen. I think having ads on the lock screen makes the tablets feel cheap. If you want to save a bit of money, I think the ad-free model is a good choice.
The current phones look and feel dated compared to the current operating system.
The main For You, Home, and Library tabs provide a portal to a page filled withcurated Amazon content and a list of your apps as well as your watchlists and downloaded content.
Fire OS 8 is the forked version of the two-year-oldANDROID 11 The OS looks and feels outdated, as well as being absent from the Amazon App store. It seems like a contradiction for a tablet to be focused on entertainment and not be able to download a video site. There is a mountain of copycats on the Amazon Appstore, and after searching for YouTube once, they populated my "Discover" feed on the tablet's home screen and in my recommended apps on the Appstore. It is possible to sideload the Play Store onto the Fire 8, just like you have been able to do for years on Amazon's older tablets, but that is not a straightforward process.
If you pay $139 a year for Prime, the tablets are a good option for streaming. When the app finally loads, I can easily cue up a show or movie, even though it might take a little bit to open Prime Video or Peacock. It doesn't have a 4K screen, but it's good enough for viewing on the go or in bed, even though the video can look a bit blurry at times. Don't forget to grab a pair of headphones if you're going to watch something. If you don't want to subject yourself to the speaker's tinny-sounding audio, you should use the Fire HD 8 Plus' headphones.
Smart home controls are easy to access. You can use the left tab on the lock screen to gain access to your connected devices, or you can use a voice command. You can convert the Fire into a smart display by using the same methods as the other Fire tablets. You can prop the device up on a dock or use it as a stand if you enable this.
If you want to use the Fire HD 8 Plus for video calls, don't expect the camera quality on your phone or a high-endWebcam to be as good. The base model of the Fire HD 8 Plus has a 2MP front and rear camera, while the Fire HD 8 Plus has a 5MP front and rear camera. The front and rear cameras take pictures and videos.
After playing with the Fire HD 8 Plus for about a week, I can say that it has up to 13 hours of battery life. I didn't have to charge the device all that much, and even when I do, I can just hook it up to the same power source I use for my phone, as it supports the same type of charging. Unlike other companies, Amazon includes a cord and brick with its devices. If you were to use the wireless charging dock, it would take about three hours to charge. It supports any wireless charging device. Here, you can find a full list of compatible devices.
The base Fire HD 8 and HD 8 Plus tablets, as well as the Fire HD 8 Kids and Fire HD Kids Pro, are sold by Amazon. The two devices have less storage and don't come with lock screen ads. They come with a two year damage warranty and a one year subscription to Amazon Kids Plus.
The Fire HD 8 Plus is a nice little device, but only if you subscribe to the Amazon Prime service. You can think of it as a souped-up remote control that comes with a few perks, like quick access to streaming, Ebooks, and podcasts through Amazon. It's the perfect balance between the cheaper Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 10 tablets and, in my opinion, makes the most sense both price and feature wise.
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