Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought the Fire HD 8 with 16MB ram on sale for $49.99 ($30 off sale and tax free day). My intent is to use it primarily to surf the internet while on the couch in front of the TV or in bed. If you've been using your cell phone to surf the internet at home this is a great solution for a more comfortable experience. Like others have stated, the Amazon Fire O/S is an Android flavor that Amazon modified and as such you can easily install the Google Playstore which allows you to download most of your favorite apps. You don't have to "hack" it to do this and installing the Google Playstore allows you to install the Chrome browser among other things. Basically, the Google apps and the Amazon Fire apps can coexist together so you don't have to remove any of the Amazon content or apps. Install Chrome, Gmail, Youtube, a nicer keyboard app and many Google apps as you like. Also, for those concerned that about the Amazon advertisements that show up ONLY ON THE LOCK SCREEN don't sweat it. No, you don't have to pay Amazon the extra $15 for an ad free lock screen. Simply call Amazon or open up a chat window with an Amazon rep and ask them to kindly remove the advertisements. It takes two minutes for them to do it remotely and apparently Amazon wants you to be a happy customer so they'll gladly do this for free. For $49.99 I'm very happy with the Amazon Fire HD 8. Lastly, I recommend the ZtoTop version of the case, the version with the built in handle that allows you to slide your hand in the backstrap to easily hold it without effort.

I'd been contemplating trying out an Amazon Fire for a while just to see if I'd recommend it to a friend as a reliable communications device. I was going to just spend $49 for the least expensive Amazon Fire but when I found this Fire HD on sale for $79 I grabbed it up. What a smart choice. Not only is it great for email (I'm using the Outlook client app) but texting too (I'm using the Verizon text app) it's great for watching movies and listening to music as well.

his is a great tablet for someone who already has a larger screen tablet, or a large screen convertible laptop computer as you can use them alternatively for different tasks that either require mobility and a small screen or more screen real estate for performing word processing, watching movies or handling other more serious than simple data consumption tasks.

If I wasn't able to install Google Play Store I would not have picked up, but it's not too difficult to do so. I don't care about the potato spec camera because I have a decent camera on my phone. I would still prefer a higher DPI to make text clearer but even that aspect is not that bad. Usually speaker quality on such cheap products are bad but on this they are surprisingly nice. If on a hard surface the Dolby Atmos seems to do something with the sound, not sure how to describe it but if feels like a much wider soundstage. There's a YouTube video called "$80 Tablet vs $800 Tablet Review" that was the final straw in terms of convincing me. He dropped the tablet from a high distances onto a hard lamented floor, sometimes almost slamming it. The tablet was fine while the floor showed some damage. Perhaps there are some super demanding games that don't run well (I don't know I haven't checked), but for everything else it's does the job well enough.

Project: Amazon Fire HD 8” 1200x800 screen 16gb Ram with Alexa $49.99. SanDisk 64gb micro card $14.99. Android WiFi based tablet, camera stereo speakers. I got Facebook Twitter 1000 photos 9gb music. The tablet is great on the pocket book and fantastic as a android tablet. Easy to setup. The battery last for hours surfing the internet YouTube. Haven’t installed to many apps

I purchased this tablet for my a Grandsons “Austin “ HE LOVES IT! Thank’s To The BestBuy Associate for all of her knowledge & Help!!!

This is my second tablet. The screen images are much clearer on this tablet than my previous one.

Great item and a great price. A gift for my sister that I'm sure she will enjoy

Great tool for my Autistic son for researching and playing

I purchased my first Kindle Fire in 2012. It held up for a long time. I hadn't used it in a while, and decided it was time to purchase the latest version. I not only bought one of these for myself, but a couple more for family members who have also had older Kindle Fires. We are not disappointed! This is a great purchase! Kindle Books, good for reading and with Audible, you can listen following along. I have a music collection on Amazon Music I can listen to and add songs to my library. The Silk web browser is handy, allowing you to go online. You can download games, watch Netflix and so much more....whatever your entertainment interests are! I love the size, not too big, thin and light. The cases offered by Amazon for it are great as well. There are kid proof ones or like I have, a case which can stand with a folding flap. I also like that photos can be taken with it. Just a great buy! I would recommend this to a friend!

My primary tablet is the iPad Pro but I couldn't resist picking up the Amazon Fire tablet at Best Buy during their Amazon promotion day when the price dropped by $30. I really like the smaller size compared to my iPad Pro. By default, the display brightness was set to adjust automatically but I found this to make the screen too dark, especially for watching videos on Netflix and Amazon Prime. Fortunately, that is easily adjustable in the display settings. I know this drains the battery quicker but the battery still lasts several days with limited use. I paired a bluetooth keyboard to it just to try and it worked fine. The ads that appear when unlocking the screen really don't seem to be a bother. Given the price of this tablet I really have no complaints.

I absolutely love my kindle. This is the second one that I've had, and the only reason I bought another was because my ex broke the first one. Its a great tablet to read on, but i also use it to watch Netflix, go on social media, and play games. It's the size of a book so it's never uncomfortable to hold and the battery life lasts forever.

I bought several of these for my grandkids after watching a video showing the tablet being tossed around and thrown forcibly onto the floor. During this video, the tablet was being abused but kept working without a problem. I hope my grandkids treat their tablets better than the guy in the video treated his but I believe the tablets are durable. The video guy wouldn't even consider throwing his more expensive other brand of tablet because he said he already knew it would break. I also ordered covers made of leather that will turn the tablets on when opened and off (sleep mode) when closed. I like the Alexa app and believe my grandkids will also. The tablet screen is large enough but not too large to handle. The processor is decent and although the operating version is a modified version of Android tailored for Amazon, it works fine. It is easy to use Kindle on this tablet and easy to find free or inexpensive books my grandkids will enjoy. The tablet price was great as well so I was able to give a nice gift to all six grandkids without breaking the bank! I hope the tablets I bought are as durable as the one demonstrated in the video.

Now, I didn't expect this to be an amazing tablet, but people were generally saying it was snappy enough. I wanted a media tablet. Something I could use late at night to watch YouTube videos or an episode of my favorite show while laying in bed. I also like it for online shopping so I don't have to hold a laptop but am not looking at my phone screen. PROS: Tablet exceeded my expectations. It's great for media. I use this more than my phone and my laptop now. It's snappy, I was able to complete my homework for online classes, watch videos from CNN and other tasks without too much struggle It can be a general purpose tablet. HEED MY WARNING doing the following may void your warranty with Amazon, I'm not sure. But I installed the Google play store on my fire HD 8 and now have access to a huge selection of apps. I decided to do this after finding there was no good YouTube app from Amazon's app store. Because fire OS is basically Android with a heavy skin on it, everything runs perfectly as you can see from the pictures. SOUND IS FANTASTIC!!!! Did I say that loud enough? Yes they are still tablet speakers, no they won't fill your whole room with bumping bass but MY GOSH these are some GOOD tablet speakers. Better than my $900 smartphone, $1000 laptop and $500 iPad. What I'm trying to say is, the speakers are way better than the price point would suggest. Bravo Amazon. CONS: Ram is lacking. Doesn't excel in multitasking, drops tasks while you're away even if it was the last thing you were doing. It does this randomly however, and it's not always a problem. When it is it's very annoying. Screen is meh. It's good enough to not be a bother but coming from a 4k laptop and AMOLED display on my Google pixel XL, the screen is lacking. To the standard user, I don't think it will be noticeable though, and looks pretty good. Case and screen protector selection are sad and limited. Hopefully that changes soon as this tablet was just released this month. Cameras are useless. Not what I bought the tablet for so it didn't bother me one bit, but don't buy it for the cameras, a potato could take better photos. CONCLUSION: So overall I adore this tablet. I use it every day and now that I can have my Google apps and such on it, it is a fully functional Android tablet. It's wonderful, suits my needs, and hasn't disappointed me yet. Highly recommend.

I bought two of these for my kids, and they love them. They are responsive, durable, and inexpensive. Of course, whether it works for you depends on your usage scenario. If you are looking for a full-featured tablet computer to use for content creation, serious research, or other work-related tasks, you should look at an iPad Pro. But if you are looking for a device for games, entertainment, casual reading, and consuming Amazon content, this device works great. If you're looking for something for your kids and don't want to shell out $350 or more for an iPad, I'd strongly recommend checking this Kindle Fire out. We replaced two cracked screen iPads, and my kids haven't missed a beat with these.

If you're looking for a tablet that can surf the web, play games, read e-books, stream movies and videos, download social media and many other apps look no further because this tablet can do it all. For the price it's really not a bad choice at all. Compared to other HD tablets, this Fire HD 8 isn't the best HD quality wise, but it's still better than standard definition. Another small complaint I would say would also be the brightness on the screen. When set at default (50% brightness) the tablet doesn't look so bright, but of course to remedy this you can adjust this by raising the brightness level to the max to get the brightest picture possible, which is awesome. I only mention this because most other tablets usually are pretty bright when left at 50% brightness. Other than that I have no other negative thing to say about this tablet. The battery life is good. The build of the product feels well put together. The sound quality is a jump from last years Fire because it has 2 speakers and are both Dolby Audio certified. Set up is pretty easy and if you owned a Kindle Fire in the past you can simply download and transfer all your apps over to this new one, via Amazon Cloud, simply by registering using your Amazon account, which is no hassle at all. Touch screen is very responsive and additional memory can be added up to 128GB via microSD. I would recommend this product to anyone looking to pickup a tablet to do everyday tasks, casual gaming and video streaming. For the price you really can't go wrong with this product.

This little tablet was purchased during a moment of weakness. I really wanted a Kindle reader. But this has exceeded my needs for a fraction of the price. I can read and listen to books PLUS a ton of other things (including browse on wifi). The "offers" show as lock screens and notifications and can be ignored or dismissed easily and make the device price of under $50 (during a promo) very reasonable! Speed is decent, storage upgradable with MicroSD, and feels like a book in a folio-style case. PERFECT! Note: I have other higher-end productivity tablet devices, also. This WILL NOT replace them or do all they can do. Entertainment, internet browsing and leisure is what this was purchased for and I'm pleased.

I was in the market for a tablet for movie streaming and e-book reading at night. Given it's price point, it easily outshine the more expensive tablets that Apple and Samsung are offering. Let's be honest, most of us are in the market for something to simply surf the web, watch youtube and Netflix, read an e-book, and play some game apps. It's a great tablet for those purposes and this tablet is at 1080p. If you have the same priorities for a tablet as I have previously listed, this is the tablet for you. No need to go for Apple and Samsung. Also, if you have kids, get the foam cover and they'll be able to use it too without breaking it.

So happy with my new fire and I wish I had bought more! Some of the PROS of this tablet are it has Alexa, Memory expansion slot, and a nice size. At 8 inches it is the perfect size to take on the go and Ebook . It is a little thicker than some of the more expensive tablets on the market but because of this it seems more durable especially for kids. The apps and games seem to run smoothly and the colors are good on screen. I install the Google Play store and Connect to the google play store to download apps is easy, like youtube. Without the Google Play store you will stuck with the Amazon store and apps.

I paid a little extra because I wanted the blue colored tablet. It is an amazon tablet so I did find that a lot of my regular apps aren't compatible with the amazon Fire. I am finding now that more and more are becoming available for download which works way better for me. Hopefully as time goes on the apps keep becoming available. I do like the screen size and it is super easy to navigate my way around considering I am used to using Apple products. I would Def. buy again if the price was right and highly recommend!