Name: Fire HD 8 (2016)
Brand: Amazon
SKU: 493997
Rating: 3.9 (35 reviews)

4.0

based on all reviews

8in 720p display is surprisingly good for video
very good performance
long battery life and decent build quality

Amazon Fire HD 8 is not the best tablet out there
apps are not officially supported
pixel density is not as high as on a tablet with a full hd

Ram memory: 1.5 GB
Cpu cores: 4
Display technology: IPS
Screen size: 8 in
Resolution: 1280, 800 px
Pixel density: 189 ppi
Rear resolution: 0.3 Mpx
Wi-fi: yes

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) - Variants

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Fire HD 8 (2016) 1.5 GB / 32 GB / 8"	Internal storage: 32 GB
Fire HD 8 (2016) 1.5 GB / 16 GB / 8"	Internal storage: 16 GB

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) - Pros & Cons

8in 720p display is surprisingly good for video
very good performance
long battery life and decent build quality
Very inexpensive Great performance Outstanding battery
battery life is still pretty impressive
performance is quite good
a pretty good performance and long battery life
games run fairly well
solid viewing angles and plenty of brightness
brighter
more detailed picture and better viewing angles
lower price
stronger Wi-Fi
and better audio
The interface is much simpler and clearer than on most Android tablets
Battery life is solid
UI in general to be fairly robust
numerous services perfect for a tablet audience
it very easy to download and manage content from its own stores
kids' content and parental controls are excellent
Videos sound great and play smoothly
a good amount of sound and works well for movie watching
very affordable and can handle games and apps very well given the price
perfectly good

Amazon Fire HD 8 is not the best tablet out there
apps are not officially supported
pixel density is not as high as on a tablet with a full hd
there's no Spotify app in Amazon's app store
Modern Combat 5 is not part of the app store for example
hard
textured plastic case surrounding a glass screen
band is so congested that we get much better speeds at
No native Google apps or services
life on tablets can be a bit hit and miss
The company s tablets have been a bit hit and miss
the HD 8 does not have access to the Google Play Store
The front camera is pretty terrible for still shots
HD 8's display also tends to be a little yellow
the lack of the Google Play store
tablet costs about three times as much
the HD 8 takes an inordinately long 6 hours to fully recharge
the plastic back looks a little cheap
display feels a little set back
a real lack of sharpness and detail
Amazon sent us has a slightly textured matt finish
screen looks quite gray
reduces perceived contrast significantly and worsens effective viewing angles
Dialogue is a little thick and lacking in detail
soft and washed out
heavy and rigid Amazon focus

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
CPU Frequency	1.3 GHz Best: Wacom Cintiq Companion CPU Frequency: 3 GHz
CPU Cores	4 Best: Asus Transformer Pad TF300T CPU Cores: 12
Pixel density	189 ppi Best: Hisense VIDAA Mirror Pixel density: 431 ppi
Screen size	8 in Best: Planar Helium PCT2785 Screen size: 27 in

Amazon - Video Reviews (2)

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) tablet unboxing and hands-on review

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) Review: Best Cheap Tablet?

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) - Full Specifications

Display technology	IPS
Screen size	8.0 in
Resolution	1280 x 800 px
Pixel density	189.0 ppi
Touchscreen	yes

Colour of product	Black

Internal storage	16 GB 32 GB
Maximum memory card size	200.0 GB
Memory card supported	microSD

Rear camera	yes
Front camera	yes
Rear resolution	0.3 Mpx
Front resolution	2.0 Mpx
Video resolution	720p
Geo-tagging	yes
Digital zoom	yes
Face detection	yes
Smile detection	yes

Wi-Fi	yes

Height	8.4 in
Width	5.0 in
Depth	0.4 in
Weight	12.03 oz

Operating system	Fire OS 5
RAM memory	1.5 GB
CPU Cores	4
CPU Frequency	1.3 GHz

Accelerometer	yes
Ambient light sensor	yes
Gyroscope	yes

USB	yes
Bluetooth	yes
Bluetooth version	4.0
Charging connection	Micro-USB
Headphone connection	3.5mm
Wi-Fi hotspot	yes

Battery capacity	4750.0 mAh
Battery life	12.0 h

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Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) Amazon - Editorial Reviews (6)

4.0

Based on 6 reviews

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) review

TechRadar

Published: 12.10.2016

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) review

4.0

Not perfect, but the best you can get for the price

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) A cheap tablet that's actually good

CNET

Published: 08.09.2018

A cheap tablet that's actually good

Amazon 8-inch tablet has more base memory (16GB), zippier performance, better battery life and a 40 percent lower price tag ($90). That adds up to a pretty sweet bargain.

Good e-Reader

Published: 28.09.2016

Amazon Fire HD 8 2016 Review

Amazon has just released the Fire HD 8 and this is one of the first tablets that will have the Alexa voice assistant in the upcoming OS 5.4 update. If you have last years Fire 8, this new model basically has 12 hours of battery life, 50% more RAM for faster performance, and 2x the on-device storage, plus support for up to 200 GB of additional storage via a microSD card. Hardware The Fire HD 8 has an eight inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280x800 and 189 PPI. Underneath the hood is a quad-core 1.3GHz processor with 1.5 GB