Customers are impressed with the Fire HD 8's ease of use, screen size, and performance. Many appreciate its affordable price and the expandable storage options. Positive feedback also highlights the device's battery life and sufficient memory. However, some users note the presence of advertisements.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Screen size, Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Quality for Price
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Runs with good speed
Nice size screen
Lots of memory
Good quality picture
Easy to navigate
I wish Google Play came installed on it, but Amazon has their own version of an app store.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Cons mentioned:
Ads
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice & easy but too much advertising
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So far my Amazon tablet runs great and the price was good & affordable. I've had other tablets so as I compare this one to my previous ones, I see that an Amazon tablet is always advertising something else to buy. This gets annoying. It doesn't let me download from the playstore some of the apps I want on the tablet either. So it's a decent tablet for viewing but it almost a shopping mall tempting you to buy, buy, buy.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great device for a little bit of investment.
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I am a loyal Ipad user but wanted something smaller, very durable, and less pricey to carry out and use with some photography equipment accessories. This meets my needs beautifully. You can't beat the price and once you learn how to sideload Google applications (check the Internet on How To) this device packs a lot of features for a small price point. Highly recommend for someone on a budget. I won't give up on my Ipad but this sure can give it a run for those watching their $$$. Very happy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great New Tablet
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This is certainly an upgrade from my older Fire tablet. It is so much faster, and the interface is smooth. I will say I am having some display issues within the Silk Browser that I didn't experience with my third generation tablet. It zooms in a lot when I don't want it to, The font is too small inside the tabs and the address bar within Silk Browser, and when I change them, everything else becomes too large. Overall, I love the tablet. Nice that it has ample storage and a camera, plus a voice enabled Alexa feature.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Not a bad buy
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I am still getting use to the Amazon Fire tablet. It is not a bad buy. I like the ability to connect my cell phone, printer and laptop thru WiFi. I am still working my way around the available apps and other media that is a mouse click away. The camera could stand to be better, but it will do for now. I actually bought for it reading. This tablet has taken the place of my laptop, which has given me a smaller footprint when travelling. Laptops can be cumbersome, heavy and inconvenient. I have plenty of storage but I really do not plan on storing a lot of media items. The charging cord definitely could stand to be longer. It is so short, you have to be within a foot of an outlet to recharge. Did not like the fact, I have to buy another accessory in order to use while charging more than a foot away from a power source. The short cord is great if I am directly connected to my desk or lap top computer. Hopefully I will remember to write another review, once I get proficient with all the processes and multiple uses.
This review is from Amazon - Fire HD 8 - 8" - Tablet - 32GB 8th Generation, 2018 Release - Punch Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Reader!
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I requested this for a birthday gift and use it daily for reading on the elliptical at the gym. 8" is the perfect size. I thought the 10" kindle was too big and the 7" Kindle was too small. This is a big improvement over using my Galaxy 9+ smart-phone to read. I only charge once per week (reading about 30 minutes per day) and it still only goes down to around 50%. I also paid the one-time $15 fee to get rid of the annoying ads when you first open it - well worth it. I'm really happy with the value of the 8" Kindle and enjoy using it daily to read.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
New Fire HD
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great great tablet. A huge upgrade from the older version I had before. Added a 64G micro card to double my storage. Does mostly everything an iPad does for a huge fraction of the cost. Love it
This review is from Amazon - Fire HD 8 - 8" - Tablet - 32GB 8th Generation, 2018 Release - Canary Yellow
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have purchased different brand for my kidson and this tablet is by far the easiest to use, lowest lag and most durable.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Tablet!
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Excellent tablet! Santa gave my kids the 7 last year and the HD 8 this year. The 7's were just fine, but my Santa insisted on the larger screen.
I like the expandable storage, however this isn't very useful for apps since most games cannot be stored on the micro SD. The micro SD is excellent for photos and videos though.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Kindle Fire HD8
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This HD8 Kindle is a replacement for the 6" Kindle that I have used for the last 4 years. I use the Kindle for my emails, play some games, and to read books. The battery on the current Kindle was growing weaker, so it was time to find a replacement Kindle. I went for the Kindle HD8. Though the HD8 has a somewhat bigger screen, I found no other feature to rate this above my Kindle 6. Am I satisfied with it - 'yes' (for it does what I want it to do). But, if my 6" Kindle wasn't getting so old, I would have kept it instead of buying the new HD8.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice look
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Light weight,easy to use,good speed,better price for tablet
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size, Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fast
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This was purchased for my relative that does not have a lot of technical knowledge. He is able to navigate the tablet very easy and it processes really fast compared to his older tablet. The sound is good and the picture s are very clear. The only thing he had to get adjusted to was not having Google
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Makes a great first tablet
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this for my 8 yr old grandson and he loves it. There are games on it and games you can install on it. You can download books on it from Amazon. All without the cost of buying the expensive tablets yet. Make sure you get a protective cover for it, too!
This review is from Amazon - Fire HD 8 - 8" - Tablet - 32GB 8th Generation, 2018 Release - Punch Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome tablet for the price!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great deal for a tablet perfect size. I was looking for a good tablet for my mom and saw this one at a great price plenty of memory for what she needs had to download a few programs to it but other then that is a great buy.
This review is from Amazon - Fire HD 8 - 8" - Tablet - 32GB 8th Generation, 2018 Release - Punch Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great eReader!!!
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I've had a Kindle Fire HD before...I used it so much, the battery couldn't be recharged or replaced. This new version accepts more memory and is faster that the other models.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I can tell the upgrade
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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I love the Fire tablets, so easy to navigate. I had the earlier version but this is With an upgrade. What I've noticed most of its easier to swipe pages and get to apps.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice tablet!!
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I bought this tablet for my elderly mother. It was easy to set up. It had all the apps that she wanted in the Amazon store. She's an avid reader so the book selections way exceeded what I thought it had to offer. It's a nice tablet. I'm thinking about giving away my Insignia tablet and buying a Fire HD!!
This review is from Amazon - Fire HD 8 - 8" - Tablet - 32GB 8th Generation, 2018 Release - Punch Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It has been 2 years and runs perfect
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It has been 2 years and this tablet has no problem at all, no virus, has majority of applications that google owns, it comes with a slot to increase memory so your downloaded apps can run from the micro SD card instead using memory from your RAM which I find fantastic!!!!! Immediately once you mount your micro SD card, it ask you if you want to move all your downloaded apps. If you have amazon prime, you got this device working at full. Alexa incorporated helps you with anything, plays music from their own on line library (not from YoutTube) and it has GOOD and BIG selection !!!
It has their own version of internet search and has absolutely nothing to envy to google chrome.
This review is from Amazon - Fire HD 8 - 8" - Tablet - 32GB 8th Generation, 2018 Release - Punch Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Cons mentioned:
Ads
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Like my old one better
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From the minute I hooked this up and turned it on, I started getting ads, ads, and more ads. I get almost none on my old Kindle. Bought this one to replace old one because of the screen size. It's gathering dust while I squint to read on my old one. When they take off all the ads, let me know and I'll try it again. Sorry I bought all of the extras with it. Will probably sell them on eBay.
This review is from Amazon - Fire HD 8 - 8" - Tablet - 32GB 8th Generation, 2018 Release - Punch Red
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good tablet
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought 2 of these for my 8 & 10 yr old kids to replace 2 Insignia (Best Buy brand) tablets. My kids really seem to like them. They're fast & seem easy to use. I haven't heard any complaints so far.
This review is from Amazon - Fire HD 8 - 8" - Tablet - 32GB 8th Generation, 2018 Release - Punch Red