Customer Ratings & Reviews

I purchased this tablet for my girlfriend who had the original Amazon Tablet that just stopped working. So from what she says it's really fast, easy to use, loves the Alexa and claims that the picture quality is amazing.

I love my Kindle Fire HD. It's easy to use and has lots of features. I love reading books on it - (I love seeing the book covers in color), I surf the net, read email and play games. It's a great tablet with a good price.

I bought this tablet to replace another one I had that ran to slow and had barely any storage space and so far so good! I've been using it for a few hours everyday for about a week and haven't had to recharge yet! The tablet runs quickly opening browsers and apps. It has more storage than my other tablet and has an SD card port. Even though it's an 8in screen it does it feel like it because the pictures are so vivid. So far the only thing I don't like is that you can't mirror or cast it to a TV or computer screen. Other than that it seems to work great.

I can only compare my Fire HD 8 16 GB (2017) to my two Fire HD 7 8 GB 2012 (2nd Gen) units. Fire HD 8 16 GB (2017) - Pros - Wider screen - better for viewing movies. - Multiple small icons on home screen. - Around 50% more RAM - Can add microSD up to 256 GB (no need to buy 32 GB) - Good value w/ $20 discount: $59 is lot less than the Fire HD 2012. - Offers Alexa, but I haven't figured it out (I have a Fire Stick on HDTV). Fire HD 8 16 GB (2017) - Cons - Same 1208 x 800, 720p HD resolution. - Only 1.3 GHz (2012 was 1.2 GHz) - Crummy front/rear cameras, no auto-focus; 2012 rear only, w/ auto-focus. - Retains panels of previously used screens: annoying to delete. - Can only send Prime videos to HDTV via Fire Stick. - No micro-HDMI port to send any content to HDTV - Held horizontal, all controls and wires are awkwardly located on one side. - Blue Shade (read at night) seems useless. - Amazon brand case is too expensive and does not stand well in portrait view. - Reviews for third party cases: sometimes expensive, almost always shoddy, usually fail at portrait view Where is the Amazon brand case with a fitted snap-on hard back and a fold over cover that offers true protection? I have them for my Paperwhite 2nd Gen and Fire HD 2012 - they are excellent. On/off and volume control buttons failed on one Fire HD 2012. The other 2012 works perfectly after six years. Paperwhite is fantastic. Note: Fire HD 10 32 GB with 1920 x 1200 and 1080 resolution offers much better viewing, but $150 is way too much. A current $80 discount for iPad 2017 makes Apple's entry model $249. I may try it. Bottom line: If it comes back to $59, the Fire HD 8 16 GB (2017) is a worthwhile purchase.

Tablet was everything I expected - excellent picture quality, reliable connection to the internet and battery holds a long charge. A ridiculous bargain at the low $50 Black Friday price that I paid. Very satisfied!!

I was having issues with my tablet and wanted to find something less expensive that could give me netflix and my kindle books. This has both and I couldn't pass up the sale price. I like the screen size and so far no issues have come up.

I enjoy using my Fire HD for listening to music and books. It has a great screen and was easy to set up for my personal use, it is nice to have a semi compact tablet that I can take my books with me without the heavy actual books.

Great little tablet, I upgraded my grandsons other tablet to this one, it was a good decision. Again the camera is not very good, but other than that it's actually really very nice! I would recommend this to a friend or relative.

Since I bought this tablet, I have not been able to find any major faults with it at all! Its 8" display allows it to be quite portable while allowing the screen to be large enough for me to watch movies on it. The device has a Micro SD port on the side, which allows you to extend its internal memory. One slight disadvantage is that it runs on Fire OS 5, and although it is a variant of Android, you are limited to the apps available for download and installation through Amazon's Appstore as the Google Play Store app is not present on the tablet.

The FireHD 8 is an amazing tablet for the budget. I got one just for reading books and using Kindle Unlimited with my kids. This thing may be low cost, but its not cheap. My kids toss this thing around and there is not even a scratch or blemish on it. I am thinking about buying another one of these just to keep in the car. Amazing Product from the Fire line. My only drawback is that at the price point you have to deal with the annoying Amazon ads. That is the only hold back from that 5th star.

Not to be compared with the iPad. The tablet is pretty good for kids. Pros: Performance Alexa - If you're a developer building alexa skills, it's the best device to test. Good battery life Cons: Screen resolution

Easy to set up. Haven't tried all the features yet. Like the reading ability. Easy to hold in your hand. Wanted to find a screen protector though and the market is geared toward Apple users.

Great value tablet. Especially when on sale. Doesn't do anything great. Camera is terrible. But half the price of a comparable tablet. Buy a bunch when on sale. The Amazon stuff does seem to slow everything down.

This is a HD tablet which cost around 50$ , which is a great price. This is a good gift for young kids. They can use it for suffering the Net, playing games , etc. As the size is 8" , its easy to care along.

Great product and great price for what I needed! Not only is it a great way to read my books but I can also use it for checking mail, playing a few games, and keeping up with news.

I like the display and the ease of use as I am a iPhone user. The first one that I got had a bad speaker but no issues with this one. It performs well and has great battery life.

Didn’t plan to buy it first but I noticed it was $30 cheaper on Black Friday and bought it. I had two Fire Kids version for my kids. This HD version Fire exceeded my expectation.

First, this is a great tablet. Great build, expandable storage, battery life and app store. We use these as portable media for our kids on family trips. Best money I ever spent!

So my daughter needed a new tablet so I decided to give the amazon Fire 8 a try because I love the cheap fire 7. I am so happy I did!! Good battery/easy to use for 6 years old!

Easy to carry, works smooth, I am a big netflix and amazon prime video user, so its very easy. Battery lasts long too. Easy to carry around, light weight! Strongly recommend.