Hands-on review: Amazon Fire 10 HD

By Gareth Beavis

Many people have been thinking Amazon might give up on the tablet game – but instead the brand has gone away and created yet another iPad competitor.

While journalists are usually labelled as lazy for instantly comparing Apple’s device to any new tablet on the market, in this case it was Amazon making the claim. It said that it put the new Fire HD 10 in a tumble dryer for 200 revolutions to see how well it held up – and bar a few dents it was fine.

It did the same with the iPad Air 2, and that apparently only lasted 30 cycles before the glass broke and created ‘dangerous’ fragments that could splinter into your finger.

However, all that did was show that you can drop your iPad 30 times onto a hard surface and it probably won’t break – and that you’re an idiot if you run your finger over broken glass.

As you can guess with a tablet that’s marketed as durable, it’s not got the most premium of builds. But at £169.99, you probably won’t expect that much. The plastic back and weight in the hand don’t feel …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac