Review: Updated: Amazon Fire HD 10 and Fire HD 8

By Jon Mundy

Introduction and features

Prior to the launch of the Amazon Fire HD 10 and the Amazon Fire HD 8, it was tempting to question whether the online retail giant had full confidence in its tablet family.

With all of the aggressive price cuts, near-constant offers, and creative payment plans Amazon seems to come up with to make you buy from its growing tablet range, it makes you wonder.

The Amazon Fire HD 10 and Amazon Fire HD 8 are two new ultra-affordable tablets with almost identical entry-level specs (which is why they’re being treated as one here). In an industry dominated by the premium iPad brand, has Amazon finally happened upon a winning affordable tablet formula?

At £169.99 / $229.99 for the Amazon Fire HD 10 and £129.99 / $149.99 for the Amazon Fire HD 8, the online retail giant is clearly intent on remaining aggressive with its pricing.

But Amazon’s tablets have always been great value. The questions have always concerned their wider usefulness, and Amazon’s own stifling approach to software and apps.

Has Amazon finally got the right balance with its latest tablets?

Design

Amazon tablets have always been well built for their price, if a little functional. The Amazon Fire HD 10 and 8 make …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac