Up to 12 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to musicĭolby Atmos, dual stereo speakers, built-in microphoneīlack, Marine Blue, Punch Red, Canary Yellow Up to 8 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music (expandable up to 256 GB by microSD card) + unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content With voicecast turned on, you can also send visual info cards to your tablets from your Echo devices. All the new generation Fire tablets are Alexa enabled, meaning you can hold the main button and give Alexa commands. Once the blue light filter is turned on, you will find a notification on the status bar. And, tap on the ‘Blue Shade’ option from the quick settings. Simply, slide down the status bar from the top of the screen. You can easily turn it on or off from the status bar. If you already have Echo devices, then the fire tablets are nice complimentary devices to your Alexa ecosystem. Yes, Kindle Fire tablets come with a built-in buelight filter. It’s easier than ever and it won’t void your warranty because you’re not rooting your device. What the hell, right? However, if you can’t live without your Google apps, you can sideload the Google Play Store. Because there Amazon and Google are competitors in many categories, most of the Google apps, like Maps, YouTube, Nest, and Google Home apps can’t be installed from the Amazon app store.
For example, you can only install apps from the Amazon app store, not the Google Play Store. Even though it’s very similar, it’s not exactly the same. With the Amazon Fir OS, you can easy access to your Kindle books, Amazon Music, Videos, Games and other Amazon ecosystem apps.
While it isn’t technically ruggedized or waterproof, it does feel more sturdy than a lot of other tablets out there.Īll Amazon Fire tablets run on its own Fire OS, which is derived from Android operating system. The volume buttons, power button, microSD charging port, and headphone jack are on the top of the tablet, along with a microSD card slot on the top right side. To start using microSD storage, you need to go to Settings > Storage and select the microSD card. After this, turn your Kindle back on and continue using it as normal. You can buy one with a suitable expansion and insert it into your Kindle when it’s switched off. If you can deal with seeing the ads on the lock screen, it’s really no big deal as it does not affect normal tablet operations.īoth tablet versions comes with matte plastic housing. Amazon Kindle tablets have a microSD card slot on the side. You can get rid of the ads for an extra $15. Check out the chart below for a detailed comparison.īy default, the lock screen shows ads for products on Amazon. Other than that, they are very similar and both comes with four color options. At a slightly higher price, you get better memory and viewing resolution. The Fire HD 8 (7th generation) tablet starts at $79.99 (16GB version). The Fire 7 (7th generation) is priced starting at $49.99 (8GB version), making it easily the best cheap tablet on the planet.
Amazon Fire tablets are fantastic inexpensive tablets for your basic pad needs.