Amazon Fire HD 8 (2018)

Very cheap Sturdy build Decent speakers

Weak screen Average battery life Amazon ecosystem is poor

The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2018) bets big on its Alexa skills and low price, and mostly succeeds in making a positive first impression. But with laggy performance, poor software and a mediocre screen, it isn’t an easy recommendation even when this cheap.

Simple user interface. Durable body. Works as an Echo Show.

Amazon's app store falls short of Google Play. UI is very oriented toward showing Amazon content.

Other sub-$100 Android tablets exist, but they're just not very good. For a few years now, Amazon has delivered the best inexpensive media consumption tablets, and the addition of Show Mode makes you more likely not to stick your HD 8 in a drawer when...

Lots of features ; Alexa Voice Control ; Decent picture

Limited audio and video playback ; Runs quite slow

The fact the Amazon Fire HD does everything it says it will is reason enough to be impressed. You’ll have to pay a lot more to do better

Good battery life; Decent performance; Bright display; Great value; Available in fun colors ; Special-offers feature is annoying; Poor camera quality; No access to Google apps ; The 2017 Amazon Fire HD 8 is a great value, offering a long-lasting...

Special-offers feature is annoying; Poor camera quality; No access to Google apps ; The 2017 Amazon Fire HD 8 is a great value, offering a long-lasting battery and decent performance for just $80.

The 2017 Amazon Fire HD 8 is a great value, offering a long-lasting battery and decent performance for just $80.

decent build quality, great touch and feel ; optionally available as Kids Edition ; microSD cards up to 400 GB ; dual-band Wi-Fi ; Alexa integrated ; remained cool ; no throttling ; stereo sound with support for Dolby Atmos ; decent battery life ;...

irrevocably linked to Amazon ; heavily modified and skinned Android 7.1 ; no Google Play store ; poor cameras ; rather dark display ; no 4G/LTE option ; no GPS

Amazon’s Fire HD 8 (2018) is an 8-inch tablet that is practically unrivaled in its price-performance ratio bracket. If you are looking for an affordable tablet to browse the web, the Fire HD 8 (2018) is definitely worth considering. Its stereo sound...

Wallet-friendly price ; Show Mode is excellent ; Hands-free Alexa

Lack of hardware upgrades

However, in most other respects, the Venturer lags behind the Fire HD 8. It's slower, less attractive to look at and has a dimmer display to name but a few of its disadvantages. It also has pretty poor battery life. So yes, you could buy it but it...

Bargainous price ; Dock is a very useful accessory ; Expandable storage

OS is heavily skewed in favour of Amazon ; Iffy cameras ; Silk browser isn’t the smoothest

You get a lot of tablet for £80 – bargain hunters will lap it up this Christmas

The latest Fire HD 8 delivers faster performance, a bigger battery and more base storage than the previous version for almost half the price. Its 8-inch screen is bright, the speakers are loud and it offers expandable microSD storage and ample parental...

Display isn't as sharp as that of current iPad Mini models; to truly take advantage of what the tablet has to offer, you need an Amazon Prime membership; slow charging (takes 6 hours to fully cap battery).

Despite some small drawbacks, you just won't find a tablet with these features and performance at this price.