Customer Ratings & Reviews

I grabbed this when it was on sale for Black Friday because it was such a good price. I had a regular Kindle before & traded it in to Amazon with the intention of getting another regular Kindle but I never did. In the meantime I did get an iPad Pro & I thought that would function as my Kindle/e-reader. Don’t get me wrong, I love my iPad. But the iPad Pro is just way too big to comfortably read in bed (12.9”) or carry around in my bag to have with me when I expect to be in a waiting room somewhere & might want a book or magazine. It’s also too big (and too expensive) to bring to the gym to set on the treadmill to watch a TV show while I workout. So I grabbed this Kindle hoping it would be everything my iPad is not. So far it does everything I need it to do. It was easy to set up right out of the box. I easily synced it with my Amazon account so I could pull my books, music, movies, & TV shows right from my Amazon account right away. I did add the Netflix and Hulu apps so I could watch some shows while I worked out. The screen is great. The picture is crisp and clear & way better than I expected. The sound is fantastic. It is easy to read on (which should be no surprise since that it was Kindles are made to do). I like that it integrates so easily with my Goodreads account. I haven’t spent much time browsing the web on it since that’s not what I bought it for. So I can’t speak to how it functions as a traditional tablet. But as an e-reader and media player, it is fantastic. I have had some issues with the SD card alerting me that it has been removed when it wasn’t, but some research showed me that it is not an uncommon issue with these Kindles & I’m hopeful that it will be resolved soon. Overall this is a great little tablet. It’s small & lightweight enough to just throw in my bag & have with me wherever I go. The size is perfect to read a book, but also a great size to watch a movie on when you’re on the go. It also feels pretty sturdy. I did buy a case for it, but I feel like it’s pretty solid on its own.

I purchased the Amazon Fire HD8 as an upgraded Kindle, but have been pleasantly surprised as a tablet. I have a Samsung Tab Pro 12.2, but it's heavy, gets hot, and uses up the battery quickly. The Fire is light and, once you download the Google Play app, you can install most Android apps. which run like they do on my Samsung Tab. But, the Fire is a lot cheaper and the battery lasts much longer. I'm thinking about trying the new Fire 10.1 coming out soon with full 1080 HD.

Bought it for my kids. Never bought Amazon tablets before because Youtube kids is a must have. However, installing Google Playstore, framework and services was surprisingly easy and from there was just easy. There was an excellent list of games and entertainment on Amazon store and integration with my Prime account was extremely simple. Price point for the performance and quality of this tablet $49.99 8" 16GB & $79.99 32GB) against most other ordinary name tablets which are $100+ is outstanding. Presence of ads and other material really isn't a problem and well worth the discount I'm very happy.

Tablet is easy to set up and to use. The Alexa function is a great asset. It is small enough to carry anywhere and functions with the precision one would get from a fuller size tablet. Great functional tech tool.

The tablet has excellent battery life, great resolution, easy enough to get started on. I use it with my Xfinity app to watch TV and download movies, and it works well and easily. My email account is with Office 365, and I had no trouble making that work. It is especially good when you import Amazon's apps or use Kindle books. I assume that is also true with their music. I would rate this five stars if it was apparent how to import photos and music from my PC without the tablet mixing it all up. I really want the thing to play a symphony in the correct order, not mix up the movements and intersperse them with other songs! The same thing happened with my pictures. On my widows PC they are all nicely in order in folders. Now they are spread out in no order at all. It is possible that I must import via USB cable, and I will try that. But it should be possible to use the SD card, as that is an easier way to transfer content. Other than that, I am quite satisfied.

First, let me say that this is my first Fire tablet. I've previously had either iPad's or Android tablets. I was skeptical at first, but decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did. ~GREAT PRICE ~Fast ~Great Screen resolution ~Great sound ~Responsive ~Alexa is kind of awesome ~Great Battery Life. ~The OS. The operating system is simple, responsive, and beautifully done. Everything is easy to find and it's really easy to navigate. Overall this is a fantastic tablet and worth so much more than the price. I LOVE IT!

Noticeable upgrade from the Kindle Fire 7 performance wise. Screen looks a decent amount bigger as well. If you use a lot of apps, definitely go with the biggest size you can get for internal storage, given all apps use at least a little internal storage (even if you have an SD card that you transfer some of their data to.) Only downside is it's Amazon and their app offerings just don't compare to those of standard Android tablets or iPad's, etc.

Bought it for my 13 year old daughter and so far she really enjoys it. The screen is a nice size especially compared to her cell phone size. The 32GB works well with the expanded memory card we installed of 256GB micro card. The 12 hour battery life has been nice. A very nice overall tablet

Very pleased with the product and performance. Easy and fast to download content - such as movies and music. Took on a recent trip and now wished I had bought one sooner - fits right in back pocket of my DSLR camera bag. Only draw back was unexplained power loss - as described by other reviewers. After a day it came right back on - suggest it might be a recharging problem as after a full charge it is working fine again. For the price and content available - great buy.

Purchased Kindled in the past and love their ease of use and size.

Not only I'd we get a larger screen size but, also doubled memory.

This was a replacement for the previous model. Like the screen resolution improvement and the slightly larger size. It's easy to carry around while traveling and has more than adaquate storage capacity for my content. I've even started playing a few board games on the tablet, as well as quick email checks when necessary.

Perfect size light weight and can conceal always..

I love my new Fire HD 8, it's great. I have a 7 inch that I got last year, I just wanted a bigger screen and the new one also has more storage!

I upgraded from a smaller kindle to this new Fire HD 8 - much better resolution on the screen and I like that you can add memory with an SD Micro chip.

Upgraded to 8inch because of great Best Buy Black Friday Deal - what a difference -- clearer, brighter, faster than my 7inch. A great upgrade!

Love the color and the larger screen!! My kids had 7” tablets and I’m amazed at how much difference the 8” screen makes!!! They love it!!

I really enjoy this tablet! I mainly use it for magazine subscriptions, books, light gaming and shopping. Works great!

Nice crisp screen makes it easy to view videos from youtube. connects to the web quickly and streams audio nicely.

I replaced an old Galaxy Tab 3 with the Fire. It is taking getting used to, but I am excited to see how it works with all the Amazon Brand.