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Fire HD 8 Tablet, 16 GB, Red
- Vibrant 8" HD display and up to 10 hours of battery life.
- 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM and Dolby Atmos audio.
- 16 or 32 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for up to 51..
- 2 MP front-facing camera and 2 MP rear-facing camera.
- Enjoy millions of movies, TV programmes, songs, Kindle eBooks, ..
Product Attributes
- Width: 5.0 inches,
- Height: 0.4 inches,
- Weight: 0.8 Pounds,
- Length: 8.4 inches
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
32.9% | 7.4% | 59.7% |
Senti Score [40.3%] |
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Fire 7 Tablet | 7" display, 16 GB, Black
Best price: £71.71
- 7" IPS display, 16 or 32 GB of internal storage (up to 512 GB o..
- Faster 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and 1 GB of RAM.
- Up to 7 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video and l..
- Enjoy your favourite apps like BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Disney+, F..
- Now hands free with Alexa.
Product Attributes
- Width: 4.5 inches,
- Height: 0.4 inches,
- Weight: 0.7 Pounds,
- Length: 7.6 inches
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
43.7% | 6.5% | 49.8% |
Senti Score [50.2%] |
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Fire HD 8 Tablet, 16 GB, Red
difficult
great
poor integration
poor
excellent
excellent product
brilliant piece
poor phrasing
absolutely delighted
limited
awful slowness
good
annoying
happy
cheap
better
Fire 7 Tablet | 7" display, 16 GB, Black
poor socket
absolutely brilliant
great
complete waste
love
painfully slow
better
slow
limited
happy
absolutely perfect
cheap
disappointed
honestly excellent
older
excellent
Compare Cons
Cons [281] of Fire HD 8 Tablet, 16 GB, Red |
Strength |
---|---|
very disappointed in both products"very disappointed"
|
99.0% |
really annoying in both products"another issue is: there is a constant static audio sound that buzzes from the device and it is really annoying"
|
98.8% |
just too slow in both products"however either the operating system or process is just too slow for me to really recommend this"
|
89.7% |
more expensive in both products"don't waste your money on more expensive tablets"
|
74.8% |
pretty slow in both products"apart from that it is pretty slow"
|
74.8% |
very limited in both products"we also added google play a very simple process under 5 minutes available on websites via the silk browser which has opened a whole new world of apps including youtube app compared to the amazon app store which is very limited"
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74.7% |
another issue in both products"another issue is: there is a constant static audio sound that buzzes from the device and it is really annoying"
|
74.5% |
only problem in both products"my old fire tablet was still in frequent use and the only problem i had was the battery draining fairly swiftly and increasing slowness"
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74.5% |
cheap device in both products"if you want a cheap device to access your amazon content i think they are very good at doing that"
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74.5% |
major problem in both products"this is a major problem for me and i was outraged to discover that a newer version of this tablet is inferior to the older one for what i want to do "
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73.4% |
same problem in both products"tried to sort it out myself but i see others have the same problem it's not major merely an irritant and strangely doesn't happen on my fire 7!"
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72.4% |
very basic in both products"amazon's option was too painful to get e en a very basic result"
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69.9% |
biggest issue in both products"my biggest issue with this product is the customer services i received in relation to setting it up"
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69.2% |
little gadget in both products"i am pleasantly surprised that it is actually quite a good little gadget it out performs my lenovo tablet in every way it connects to wifi and pairs with blue tooth devices without any problems it runs and plays amazon prime videos and netflix faultlessly"
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69.1% |
bitterly disappointed in both products"i am bitterly disappointed"
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67.9% |
annoyed with this in both products"really annoyed with this"
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67.1% |
having trouble in both products"i only realise they're there when i'm having trouble unlocking the tablet because the screen blanks which from a google seems to be a common annoyance"
|
66.2% |
sending it back in both products"i will be sending it back and asking for a new one"
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66.0% |
kindle fires in both products"as i have just returned the 2nd failed fire i have decided to recharge my original kindle paperwhite for now in the hope that amazon will look at the quality issues of their kindle fires"
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65.4% |
limited number in both products"amazon have only given access to a very limited number of apps of their choosing through their own app download store"
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64.9% |
gave up the ghost in both products"it eventually gave up the ghost and had to be replaced at my expense as out of warranty time"
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64.7% |
disappointed with in both products"now i've got it i have to say i'm very disappointed with it"
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64.1% |
child profiles in both products"but the app requires location services to be turned on and the fire prevents location services in child profiles"
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62.2% |
poor battery life in both products"so why is it let down by poor battery life you can watch the % power falling as you use the tablet and the fact you must use amazon's silk browser?"
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62.0% |
does n't even in both products"but amazon's youtube app doesn't it doesn't even work with my fire stick"
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61.5% |
slow sluggish in both products"slow sluggish and not fit for purpose"
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61.3% |
negative review in both products"99 for this tablet so really for that price i can't see how anyone can give less than 5 stars or a negative review!"
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60.2% |
worry about in both products"the screen is another thing to note if you don't expect the retina uhd types then you're fine you don't actually need a mega hi res display on a small device to see everything perfectly well so really don't worry about it"
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59.6% |
awful slowness"i'm not sure what the technical reason is for the awful slowness of this device but can only presume it's to do with amazon's overlay of it's operating system onto android"
|
99.9% |
poor integration"i previously had an ipad mini but poor integration with pc and android phone meant doing anything took ages and to be honest it's slow and highly over rated"
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99.8% |
poor phrasing"despite having received pronunciation she does often struggle to understand what i want but perhaps that is my poor phrasing and she really does need to find out the difference between gilbert and sullivan and gilbert o'sullivan!"
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99.8% |
worst aspect"perhaps the worst aspect is that when you now turn on the tablet it blast out a sound much to not only your annoyance but everybody in the room with you and this sound is not controlled by the general volume controls nor can it turned off via settings"
|
99.7% |
more disappointed"even more disappointed than i was if that’s their only advice i’d rather they’d kept quiet"
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99.6% |
extremely poor"the battery life on these tablets is extremely poor and it appears to use up battery life even when supposedly switched off"
|
99.4% |
really disappointed"really disappointed because my previous one didnt give me this much trouble and i only replaced it because it was stolen"
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99.3% |
without personally"the adds are not too intrusive but i would get it without personally"
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99.2% |
really awful"you can't change the default launcher without a separate app from the internet called "launcherhijack" and the amazon launcher is really awful"
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98.9% |
takes forever"2 it takes forever to charge 3 it is quite slow loading internet pages pros 1 battery life is really good 2 the sound is clear 3 managed to install the apps i needed including sky go"
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98.8% |
most awful"hands down the most awful piece of technology i've ever owned and i once owned an atari jaguar"
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98.4% |
very confusing"very sad and very confusing"
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98.0% |
quite slow"2 it takes forever to charge 3 it is quite slow loading internet pages pros 1 battery life is really good 2 the sound is clear 3 managed to install the apps i needed including sky go"
|
97.1% |
terrible overlay"it is just a terrible overlay"
|
95.5% |
cameras terrible"cameras terrible"
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95.3% |
worst product"this is the worst product i have ever purchased"
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91.4% |
total crap"this tablet is total and utter junk and i urge nobody to waste money and by this total crap"
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90.5% |
electronic failure"bar the first which fell prey to my cat all the others have suffered some kind of electrical electronic failure leaving me with a dead lump of uselessness"
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90.3% |
fails to work afterwards"all might not be lost you can download files from the internet to install play store but if something goes wrong when installing these files i don't know how you would resolve the issues if the tablet fails to work afterwards"
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89.8% |
wastes their money"i would recommend no one wastes their money on buying one !"
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89.7% |
dull and grainy"when i first saw it the wallpaper didn't do it justice at all as the set picture was dull and grainy but as soon as i updated to a full hd wallpaper and started watching films and playing games i saw the real quality"
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89.5% |
struggled in the past"we can not recommend the latter too highly having struggled in the past with those problematic soft plastic ones"
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89.5% |
terrible customer service"the final point is that for the first time i experienced terrible customer service from amazon when i phoned the help line"
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89.4% |
just a mess"it's just a mess and really more complicated than it needs to be and i honestly can't recommend it right now maybe after some software firmware upgrades i can give a better review"
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89.1% |
frustratingly slow"it is not blisteringly quick but neither is it frustratingly slow"
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89.1% |
crappy targeted"i paid more money so i didn't have to have one of their "special offer" one = spy on you and bombard you with crappy targeted ads can't imagine how bad that one would have been"
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89.0% |
simply too slow"so would i buy or recommend this tablet well yes but in specific circumstances i would not buy this as my main tablet as it is simply too slow for some applications but for general use maybe as a first tablet or for children then yes"
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88.8% |
been a disaster"this has been a disaster"
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88.8% |
disappointment amazon"a real disappointment amazon i wish you had let me keep my old one"
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88.3% |
crap and bloat"as supplied it is full of ad crap and bloat but it can be de amazonized quite easily using the instructions and toolbox from liliputing"
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88.0% |
waste of space"as a result show mode is a waste of space especially as when you go to the alexa app the device is always shown as being offline"
|
87.8% |
really slow"really slow"
|
85.8% |
simply appalling"sometimes its responsiveness is simply appalling and i never experienced this lack of performance this consistently with the old device"
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85.1% |
different expected times"amazon support contacted with a standard 'copy and paste' answer which addressed none of the factors i've mentioned except battery life and even then pasted the same sentence twice but with different expected times"
|
75.0% |
constantly freezing"the main issue with this tablet i have bought 2 for my children is that is constantly freezing and becoming unresponsive"
|
75.0% |
delete button"there is a delete button but the docs continue to show on the kindle fire and try as i might and i have read all the hints and tips it is impossible to get rid of them"
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75.0% |
error messages"i keep getting error messages about infringing drm rights which is nonsense"
|
75.0% |
painful sound"facebook is painful sound is poor and it stutters about its business unpredictability"
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75.0% |
worse issue"a second and worse issue is that when trying to access amazon my previously registered e mail address was not even recognised the system then set up an unusable e mail address for me and apparently the only way i can remove it is by de registering the device or doing a factory reset who is supposed to be in charge here the customer or the provider?"
|
74.9% |
increasing slowness"my old fire tablet was still in frequent use and the only problem i had was the battery draining fairly swiftly and increasing slowness"
|
74.9% |
same issue"i searched the internet for a solution and found hundreds of others with exactly the same issue"
|
74.9% |
defective item"to cut a long story short i rejected the refurbished 'replacement' and have ordered another new kindle at greater cost than my original so i am bearing the loss for a defective item rather than amazon"
|
74.9% |
delete items"you could also very easily delete items too"
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74.9% |
randomly crashes"the screen freezes and glitches and randomly crashes apps"
|
74.9% |
only gripe"my only gripe is that it’s not usb type c"
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74.9% |
feels intrusive"yes it's an amazon badged tablet that i have linked to my amazon account but all the same it feels intrusive"
|
74.9% |
basically rubbish"the longstanding issues navigating the device and locating files remain unaddressed basically rubbish"
|
74.9% |
infuriatingly buggy"amazon prime app is infuriatingly buggy"
|
74.9% |
disable alexa"the first thing i did was to disable alexa as i find these 'ai' characters very annoying & really don't need it!"
|
74.9% |
very very slow"very very very slow and yes amazon i have rebooted etc but it appears that amazon are either using naff processors or their qc on their processors are not very good"
|
74.8% |
virtually useless"there is no gps so maps are virtually useless"
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74.8% |
fussy nights"being able to tel alexa to play a film or put on lullabies is a help during fussy nights and 3am feeds!"
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74.8% |
major issue"not a major issue but it is beyond bizarre that on a fire tablet i have the hd10 and the hd8 you cannot view your personal docs in the kindle app on the device even though you can view them in the kindle app on an android tablet or phone and can also do that on an ios device and of course on a kindle device "
|
74.8% |
annoying screensavers"amazon special offers were annoying but thankfully amazon removed it without any charges and i don't get annoying screensavers anymore"
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74.8% |
were dissatisfied"ours was return as we were dissatisfied and it did not meet our need as all we wanted was something to read news browse google and play games like candy crush"
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74.8% |
even worse"even worse the app is not available for kindle"
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74.8% |
selling thing"i suppose its big selling thing is alexa"
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74.8% |
still unhappy"i knew it wouldn't be the same but after 2 3 weeks still unhappy"
|
74.8% |
falls off its perch"if my paperwhite falls off its perch i would buy one of these for myself :"
|
74.8% |
very washed"its ok the reds are not red very washed out"
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74.8% |
very slow non responsive"many a times i have found that going to the previous screen is very slow non responsive especially while playing a video"
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74.8% |
becomes annoying"as i say it may sound trivial but it quickly becomes annoying if you want to watch something late at night and not wake disturbs others who are sleeping"
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74.8% |
very unhappy"very unhappy that my older child can not access the internet & amazon music in her 13+ profile and to allow it she uses my profile but you can not block access to the “shop” in main profiles without alexa & various other apps being disabled as well"
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74.8% |
money trap"the kindle fire seems to just be a money trap trying to get you to buy more kindle books audible apps fire for kids music etc i already have prime & music but it seems these don’t go far towards what you may need"
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74.8% |
door wedge"this was bought to replace a six year old fire hd 10 inch which decided that suddenly presumably from automatic updates to either the os or the apps that it didnt want to work any more and refused to be flattened back to a factory default setting thereby rendering itself about as much use as a door wedge"
|
74.8% |
slower processers"i bought the 32mb model in a black friday deal but even at full price particularly in the case of the 16mb model it still comes in cheaper than most budget tablets produced by firms you have heard of and it is worth noting many other tablets in the low hundred pound and less bracket often have slower processers only 8mb ram and a noticeable flex in the screen and body"
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74.7% |
become unuseable"bought as a replacement tablet for an elderly relative as their tesco tablet had become unuseable"
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74.7% |
same consistent issue"i mean honestly noeadays you cant get one day with phones and even the switch battery died faster than this fire tablets i had the fire playing music for hours and i lost 14% so far update 1: after buying some audiobooks im seeing the same consistent issue"
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74.7% |
screen faults"bought to replace my 7" which had developed screen faults*"
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74.7% |
reboot itself"bought a fire 8in last december and we are now in august and it is dead as a doe doe well all it is trying to do is reboot itself "
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74.7% |
become annoying"this may sound trivial but it is something that does become annoying pretty quick and that is the start up tone"
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74.7% |
demon child"slightly larger than the nexus it is still good for ebooks and for silencing the demon child it was a perfect tool"
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74.7% |
swipe away"ads appear on the lock screen which you swipe away if you want to use the tablet"
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74.7% |
after problem"i am a kindle fan with 4 throughout the family but with the release of the new 8th generation i have had problem after problem using a micro sd card with it"
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74.7% |
almost useless"the docking station is almost useless and apallingly bad value for money"
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74.7% |
avoid armageddon"i have had to source a 2nd device for the youngest 3 to avoid armageddon so they have profiles on each device"
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74.6% |
slower online"it's slower online less punchy when loading up websites"
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74.6% |
main issue"however the main issue we've had is that we purchased it to use with the lego boost app so that our son could build and code"
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74.6% |
limited power"another reason being the limited power of the processor in the hd 8"
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74.6% |
annoying gripe"one annoying gripe is the sound was far better on my previous ones"
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74.6% |
heavy unreliable"this is heavy unreliable and slow"
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74.5% |
slow laggy"open more than 2 tabs in the browser and it will crawl to a halt app switching is slow and frequently even unlocking the tablet is slow laggy"
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74.5% |
cheap product"amazon's support is superb and while buying a cheap product might be daunting the support makes buying any amazon product an easy task"
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74.5% |
annoying adverts"at some point i may pay £10 to have the annoying adverts special offers turned off and an sd card for up to 400 gb storage "
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74.5% |
failed completely"two of them failed completely after about 18 months of use"
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74.5% |
unhappy daughter"basically one unhappy daughter thinks she got a crummy gift"
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74.5% |
faulty product"it could be that i was unlucky and had a faulty product"
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74.4% |
worst purchase"possibly the worst purchase of my entire life"
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74.3% |
returned home"i used it abroad and when i returned home the time would just not adjust it needed to be restarted"
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74.3% |
overly complicated"she struggles to use the interface which is overly complicated"
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74.2% |
device hell"would it replace my phone as the go to device hell no"
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74.2% |
inflated price"not only that but for some of the apps i use most amazon apps store does not have an equivalent i could buy instead except at a much inflated price"
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74.1% |
ancestry app crashes"the ancestry app crashes but that is probably more to do with the app"
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74.1% |
serious bugs"but there are some serious bugs"
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74.1% |
minor issue"but that is a minor issue really"
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74.0% |
offensive content"do not buy this tablet it is not the same as normal tablets there are popup ads all over the place videos offensive content and it is impossible to remove without paying amazon"
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74.0% |
goes wrong"all might not be lost you can download files from the internet to install play store but if something goes wrong when installing these files i don't know how you would resolve the issues if the tablet fails to work afterwards"
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74.0% |
incorrect formatting"then it gets stroppy regarding the memory card i’ve installed often complaining about incorrect formatting"
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73.8% |
inert glass"if you like screaming in fury at a blank screen as it resolutely ignores you only for it to spasm into life ten seconds later by which time the string of expletives have polluted the childrens' ears scared the cat and confused this lump of inert glass almost completely"
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73.8% |
noticeably pinky"when viewing youtube videos the skintones are noticeably pinky orange and a bit grainy"
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73.8% |
your annoyance"perhaps the worst aspect is that when you now turn on the tablet it blast out a sound much to not only your annoyance but everybody in the room with you and this sound is not controlled by the general volume controls nor can it turned off via settings"
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73.7% |
most unsatisfactory"the apps that i can download are limited in range and choice most unsatisfactory"
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73.7% |
worse responces"bad screens and worse responces"
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73.6% |
inconsistent performance"other times it flies along relatively but the inconsistent performance makes it difficult to love"
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73.6% |
small niggle"but as i say this is a small niggle the pros of my new tablet far outweigh the cons"
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73.5% |
updates itself"and then i found out that the device automatically updates itself without asking for your permission"
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73.5% |
minor fiddle"games and apps: google play store is accessible but not without a minor fiddle around google how to do this so if a wide range of apps is something you want in a tablet this will do the job if you're up for following simple instructions"
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73.5% |
very least"don't really like the "show mode" would love to be able customise the display to show the information i want rather than just the time weather along with scrolling suggestions on what to ask alexa there is also the headline news banner scrolling which i would prefer to have my own options of what news to display at the very least"
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73.4% |
find it too cumbersome"i took it on holiday and didn't find it too cumbersome"
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73.4% |
having problems"30 mins on the phone with only maybe 5 minutes of actual talk time they say still having problems and will call me back later"
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73.3% |
showed not simple"tried to setup children account for both that showed not simple"
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73.3% |
cheap controller"fortunately i just brought this fire as a cheap controller for my sonos speaker system and music library"
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73.3% |
that annoyed"now maybe it's me that doesn't understand how the black friday sales work but i could have saved a further £40 £50 on this item if i had purchased it a week later and that annoyed me"
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73.1% |
waste money"this tablet is total and utter junk and i urge nobody to waste money and by this total crap"
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73.1% |
busted ipad"i couldn't get it on my old busted ipad either so i've not lost anything"
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73.1% |
activating alexa"no interest at all in activating alexa but others may find that useful"
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72.9% |
otherwise useless"otherwise useless"
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72.9% |
rough edges"there are a few rough edges but not deal breakers and maybe i should be reporting them through another channel"
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72.7% |
spent hours"lastly on a more positive note had it not been for amazon's fantastic support i would have spent hours trying to resolve this issue myself"
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72.6% |
preventing piracy"i can understand why amazon have done this in the interests of preventing piracy"
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72.6% |
actual device"i tend to use bluetooth headphones no danger of walking off and having your device crash to the floor or accidentally yanking the headphone wire even though this review appears to be negative i'd have to say that for the price of the actual device it's better than just ok if you're on a tight budget i'd recommend waiting for the special deals when the price drops"
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72.6% |
more wrong"i couldn't have been more wrong"
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72.5% |
actual human"and you just can't seem to get to speak to an actual human"
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72.5% |
wrong data"once completed the screen reverts to the wrong data"
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72.4% |
wrong weather"the screen display shows the wrong temperature by a long way and the wrong weather graphic"
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71.9% |
design flaw"i have much older kindle fire models which are still going strong so wonder if i got faulty models or if this is a design flaw"
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71.6% |
stopped supporting"i only replaced it because amazon stopped supporting it because it was so old"
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71.4% |
disappointing tablet"it's a disappointing tablet that tries to make you but more from its supplier"
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71.2% |
gets worse"4 days later and it gets worse!"
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71.2% |
should be better"so it should be better it is arguably more resilient than the model it replaced but it isnt anywhere near as intuitive and its constant sleep advertising schtick is getting right on my pip"
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70.6% |
presenting a challenge"sadly games apps info are not stored as i do not do facebook so lost my level 500+ on a couple of games but new updated versions are good and presenting a challenge as before"
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70.3% |
replacement kindle"due to a misunderstanding on my part this new replacement kindle was smaller than that it replaced"
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70.2% |
enough apps"the amazon app store is more limited than google playstore but it has more than enough apps for my needs and i would think most peoples needs"
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70.1% |
broken hudl"i bought this to replace a broken hudl that i had used for a number of years"
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70.0% |
showing 0 % battery"firstly it wouldn’t power on so i plugged it into the charger with the provided very short usb cable and it came on showing 0% battery while it charged up i activated it and then waited for it to fully charge which was surprisingly fast"
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69.9% |
also i did n't understand"what also i didn't understand was that when you buy the fire it has "with special offers" in its description"
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69.8% |
drop exercise"sadly transferring files from my pc to the fire 8 is not just drag and drop exercise"
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69.7% |
noticeably larger"i bought this hoping it would be a lot better than the fire hd7 the difference between the two devices in terms of performance is to my mind minimal although the screen is noticeably larger"
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69.6% |
inane headlines"in show mode whilst on its stand it is no better than one of those digital photo frames popular ten years ago but even then it dims the photos not configurable so it can present some inane headlines about who has been kicked out of the jungle won a dance on strictly"
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69.6% |
cracked again"after dropping my 7" one for the umpteenth time the screen cracked again"
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69.3% |
much higher"so if i were to give you an advice think again if you wish i go for a 32gb storage as the price is much higher go for a memory card for extra storage"
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69.1% |
proved me wrong"i actually thought this would be a gooden but it’s proved me wrong !"
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68.9% |
being slow"nothing how ever compared me for this in terms of being slow!"
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68.8% |
amazon fire store"the only problem i could find is there is no google play sore available and some of the apps she used were not listed in the amazon fire store so 1 star deducted"
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68.8% |
just a shame"i've now adapted mine so that it is much more versatile and it has more or less replaced my ipad it's just a shame they hobble it for most users"
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68.7% |
hardly useable"this seems like a tablet out of the dark ages the lag is so noticeable its hardly useable"
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68.6% |
real drawback"however a real drawback is just how sluggish certain apps are to open"
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68.6% |
hard wiring"i can only assume to ensure improved marketing opportunities offered by hard wiring other apps to the home page"
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68.5% |
was very slow"6 inch screen found it was very slow and no where near as resoonsive than my kindle"
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68.5% |
refurbished kindle"so the moral of the story is that should you be unlucky enough to receive a defective new kindle don't opt for a replacement: because it appears that you will receive a refurbished kindle instead of a new as a 'replacement'"
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68.5% |
clearly foul play"i was livid as it's clearly foul play by amazon"
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68.3% |
sluggish performance"sluggish performance and app reliability poor unresponsive and requires full power off and restart to resolve downgraded to 1 star"
|
68.2% |
biggest let down"the battery is it's biggest let down"
|
68.1% |
waste your money"don't waste your money on more expensive tablets"
|
68.1% |
visa debit card"then they say they can’t authorize a replacement because there’s an error with my card details and ask for another card which i don’t have since i have no need for any more since my visa debit card is all that i’ve ever needed"
|
68.0% |
rude to amazon"i don't want to be rude to amazon but i have to"
|
67.6% |
side loading"i understand it may be possible to get round some of these issues by "side loading" the google play store but this is far from straightforward"
|
67.5% |
imitation leather folder"we fixed that by buying a tough imitation leather folder which happily came with a free tempered glass screen protector"
|
67.5% |
slow reaction time"it has a slow reaction time you need to have some patience with this and it takes an absolute age to charge"
|
67.4% |
annoying habits"in many respects for what i use it for tv watching catchup apps plus youtube it should be a slam dunk in that this should fully meet the bill but it has some really bloody annoying habits which mean i dont end up using it as much as i could"
|
67.4% |
given forever"so something i was given forever i've lost because er amazon withdrew underground"
|
67.2% |
many issues"it seems to play prime video without too many issues and wi fi is strong and reliable"
|
67.2% |
loses a lot of detail"even indoors if what you're watching is a bit dark like peaky blinders the picture loses a lot of detail"
|
67.1% |
annoyed about this"5 gb when i ordered a 16 which i'm annoyed about this is where the star is lost"
|
67.1% |
wrong with"i have a 6 year old fire 7hdx which actually had nothing wrong with it apart from it was no longer supporting certain features"
|
67.0% |
necessarily for everyone"i would think someone with good knowledge of computers this might be easy but not necessarily for everyone"
|
67.0% |
thrown away"yet another one thrown away!"
|
66.9% |
very picky"all i can say is that some people are very picky and are never satisfied with anything they buy"
|
66.9% |
been so nervous"i had been so nervous updating as i was worried i would lose so much on my original kindle"
|
66.7% |
pretty illiterate"even me who is technically pretty illiterate"
|
66.6% |
unreliable bluetooth"the deal breaker for me was the unreliable bluetooth"
|
66.6% |
it's laughable"ha if it lets you do that even ridiculously slow and laggy ui is clunky to the point it's laughable it's like going back in time to netbook standards"
|
66.5% |
major deficiency"what is there is fine but there's lots of basic stuff missing which if you want to do a bit of business stuff as well is a major deficiency"
|
66.4% |
first week"in the first week i was encouraged to watch an amazon prime film through my kindle something i have never bothered with preferring to view on large screen smart tv"
|
66.3% |
loose your library"you don't loose your library"
|
66.3% |
would definitely"i would definitely not recommend it!"
|
66.2% |
miss for fitbit"wifi was great in hotel but found bluetooth connection a bit hit and miss for fitbit has to use my phone for that and also hotmail did not have same functionality but for price was delighted with it and half missed my ipad"
|
66.0% |
mostly ignore"the special effects thing doesn’t bother me at all i mostly ignore it and there’s an option to remove it for £10 extra"
|
65.9% |
worse still"worse still there is no simple way to communicate this problem to the developers"
|
65.9% |
feels cumbersome overall"that said there's adverts everywhere you look such as when you're logging in which i hate and it just feels cumbersome overall"
|
65.9% |
blast out a sound much"perhaps the worst aspect is that when you now turn on the tablet it blast out a sound much to not only your annoyance but everybody in the room with you and this sound is not controlled by the general volume controls nor can it turned off via settings"
|
65.9% |
worse than the"slightly better than the 7 i had i disagree with the other comments suggesting it is worse than the 7"
|
65.8% |
no more shouts"i choose the red because it's easier to find no more shouts of 'has anyone seen my kindle' when it first arrived i couldn't turn on weird because buttons are in the same place"
|
65.8% |
totally useless"i have spent most of a day on the phone or on online chat to amazon helpline operatives who have been totally useless"
|
65.8% |
slow to respond"i put a simple game on it and had to give up playing as it was so slow to respond "
|
65.8% |
just so sluggish"from the scrolling and coming on its just so sluggish"
|
65.7% |
faulty device"even though i got a replacement from a faulty device the new one still doesn't charge very quickly and the battery drains much faster than my previous fire"
|
65.4% |
that nonsense"what i do notice is that there are a ton of amazon related apps and advertisements on the hd 8 that i did not have to contend with on the hd 7 so i am not too happy with that nonsense"
|
65.4% |
not very good"the sound is not good could be a little louder sound quality is not very good"
|
65.4% |
return it if i could"i suppose it's £79 for a reason i'd return it if i could"
|
65.4% |
unless in the shade"i do find that it's not always great for reading outdoors as the paperwhite unless in the shade"
|
65.4% |
damaged in his temper"i retained ownership as i do not want to see the lovely screen damaged in his temper and bizarrely the day i bought this my nexus stopped charging and is in the tech hospital for diagnosis"
|
65.4% |
nothing special"the built in speakers are nothing special but that's not a big deal as i normally use ear buds"
|
65.3% |
previous one smashed"picked up this tablet last minute before we went on holiday as our previous one smashed"
|
65.2% |
no grand theft auto"got this to replace my lenovo tab 3 this is slllooowwww also no grand theft auto even though on my original fire all bought now nowhere😒operating system browser stinks"
|
65.1% |
find the screen too small"my car has a built in sat nav but i find the screen too small"
|
65.1% |
main grievance"my main grievance with this device is that i cannot access the large volume of music i've already purchased from amazon"
|
65.1% |
annoying amazon"comes full of annoying amazon "pop up ads" only good as a cheap small movie player"
|
65.0% |
paper wight"this is my 2nd kindle fire along with my paper wight which i use for just reading"
|
64.8% |
cheap price"as a basic device at a cheap price it's ok particularly if you use it for watching previously downloaded content"
|
64.7% |
returned it as a result"i've returned it as a result"
|
64.7% |
unable to download"so in my case my banking apps high street stores utilities apps act i am unable to download"
|
64.6% |
just a scam"just a scam"
|
64.6% |
dive frustration"impression of amazon takes a nose dive frustration increases proportionally"
|
64.6% |
reccomend this product"disappointing and i am not sure i would reccomend this product to anyone"
|
64.5% |
been totally mislead"i feel i have been totally mislead"
|
64.5% |
thrown away the box"if i hadn't thrown away the box i would have sent it back"
|
64.3% |
remove the notification"constantly pinging me notifications about delivered parcels even though i remove the notification"
|
64.3% |
small and insignificant"the icons once large dominant and offering clarity are now small and insignificant"
|
64.2% |
missed so many"so many fantastic authors out there that because of where they were in the bookstores is why i missed so many"
|
64.2% |
multiple users"but don't load multiple users and or alexa or it will be overworked now it is worth the money!"
|
63.9% |
outweigh the cons"but as i say this is a small niggle the pros of my new tablet far outweigh the cons"
|
63.5% |
threw it in kitchen sink"do not buy st time i used it my amazon account got hacked screen whent white around had a worning from microsoft saying device made my account unsecure factory reset device decided to try again then it happened smoke burning smell and flames yes flames everywhere do not buy as i threw it in kitchen sink"
|
63.5% |
complain too much"this is a basic tablet that does exactly what i wanted it to do watch films series when i am out and about but it doesn't do it particularly well but for the price i can't really complain too much"
|
63.4% |
cancelled within 3 months"i hadn't anticipated being bombarded with so much advertising for "special offers" mostly cheap starter options for subscription services with higher fees if not cancelled within 3 months etc"
|
63.3% |
almost unusable"this tablet is painfully slow to the extent that it is almost unusable"
|
63.2% |
fire backup"check your apps on the app store to see if they are still there before wiping your old device and backup to your pc don't rely on the fire backup restore"
|
63.1% |
glare screen"to begin with the reflective screen meant i couldn't read outside on the balcony but the easily applied tech armor anti glare screen dealt with that"
|
63.0% |
froze part"as usual the setup proceeded well except it froze part way and had to be reset"
|
62.9% |
removed from the device"* with the introduction of the 8th gen android decide to add protection to their software and after following the recommended procedures of installing the micro card the card cannot be removed from the device without wiping the card and rendering it useless * at the time amazon customer service unaware of this situation and completely at sea with a solution * great help from the card manufacturer a new card sent f"
|
62.9% |
less desirable"i wanted something which was less desirable for thieves and which i wouldn't worry too much about carting around on holiday"
|
62.7% |
more trouble"i only read books on it so it is giving me way more trouble than it should"
|
62.7% |
removed the apps"amazon say this is because the developer has removed the apps from the appstore and there's nothing they can do about it but it means they no longer exist in the cloud"
|
62.6% |
avoid the bloatware"the only way to avoid the bloatware is to reinstall android on it and google play services but by the time you have done that you may as well buy another tablet which is half decent"
|
62.6% |
crusty ipad2"the wifi seems slower than any of the other devices i have including an old crusty ipad2"
|
62.3% |
wrong temperature"the screen display shows the wrong temperature by a long way and the wrong weather graphic"
|
62.1% |
little underpowered"purchased as an alternative to an ipad mini which i already have i always knew this little tablet would be a little underpowered when directly compared but for the price it's perfect for requirements as a media playing tablet for around the house or traveling"
|
62.0% |
under gaurentee"i had this bought for xmas last year and now i seem to be having problems with it whilst i am using it it stops and says reconnecting or it will freeze i need to know what this problem is and will it still be under gaurentee as its very frustrating being in the middle of something and it has to reconnect as my internet connection is very good also computer not needing to reconnect at the same time or i would have blamed my internet "
|
61.7% |
upgrade downgrade"i had a choice of either a kindle upgrade downgrade more like or an ipad mini"
|
61.6% |
would n't set up properly"my first delivered fire hd 8 was faulty it wouldn't set up properly and corrupted my sd card"
|
61.6% |
fire device"this is the 10th i think fire device i have had"
|
61.5% |
automatically transferred"as all my kindle books are automatically transferred when you set up i now use this instead of my kindle which is starting to be a bit erratic"
|
61.5% |
ridiculous this"maybe now ram prices are not ridiculous this might be rectified in newer models"
|
61.4% |
unacceptably slow"i've done that and to be honest it's not really made much difference browsing speed is unacceptably slow"
|
61.4% |
lose or break"in spite of the limitations the fire hd 8 is outstanding for people who want apps that really matter moreover because of its price it’s not a disaster if you lose or break it"
|
61.3% |
really hate"😩 this one is so unbelievably slow and unresponsive i really really hate it"
|
61.3% |
your nerves"now i know a lot of people are going to say that not much but try it when you are trying to open an email or use any of the other apps after a while it will just get on your nerves"
|
61.0% |
stops working"however after 10 minutes or so it stops working and puts you into an infinite loop of logging in only to be thrown back to the login screen and asked to login again and again and again"
|
60.7% |
most annoying"most annoying is that you can't root it and put on a custom rom i"
|
60.7% |
quality issues"as i have just returned the 2nd failed fire i have decided to recharge my original kindle paperwhite for now in the hope that amazon will look at the quality issues of their kindle fires"
|
60.6% |
retain info"it can be glitchy having asked me to register and set up the device 3 times after intial set up for no reason the odd screen freeze and failing to load apps or retain info all happen"
|
60.4% |
sucks in so many ways"yes while it sucks in so many ways i use this device as a general around the house device using the internet browser for gerneral searches along with using the e reader video streaming and shopping apps"
|
60.4% |
typing errors"on this tablet within 24 hours there were bugs with using it turns out a unstoppable 'fire os' software update had broken something weird typing errors were happening such as instead of typing 'hello how are you' the tablet would add random characters so this would appear as 'hhelllo ho$ are yoou' also scaling issues viewing web pages ironically only happened on amazons website in 'desktop' view hold your finger down and it zooms in erratically until it canna take no more captain"
|
60.4% |
annoy them"so far i mostly use alexa for answering simple questions and ringing up my kids to annoy them :"
|
60.2% |
star deducted"the only problem i could find is there is no google play sore available and some of the apps she used were not listed in the amazon fire store so 1 star deducted"
|
60.2% |
miss my hdx7"oh i miss my hdx7 if served me well for 5 years"
|
60.1% |
n't an apple ipad"it is perhaps best to start with what the fire hd 8 isn't it isn't an apple ipad nor is it a microsoft surface or a samsung galaxy"
|
60.1% |
very appreciated"i should say at this point i have taken the option of adding a large sd card thank you amazon a very appreciated facility and one of the top choice filing system browsers in case this affects anything"
|
59.9% |
though v slow"the silk web browser is terrible though v slow"
|
59.8% |
mixed reviews"i don't understand the mixed reviews this tablet has received unless the buyers are looking to play high end games on it"
|
59.7% |
short comings":' he hasn't complained about the tablet or mentioned any short comings so he is a happy bunny!"
|
59.7% |
pressed quite hard"the buttons are quite cumbersome and have to be pressed quite hard to work"
|
59.6% |
blow away buy the value"simply blow away buy the value that this tablet offers"
|
59.5% |
... |
Cons [287] of Fire 7 Tablet | 7" display, 16 GB, Black |
Strength |
---|---|
very disappointed in both products"very disappointed"
|
99.0% |
really annoying in both products"personally i find that sort of thing really annoying"
|
98.8% |
more expensive in both products"can get kids you tube items and netflix etc can get a good case off ebay for £5 which does the job of the more expensive kids version"
|
74.8% |
pretty slow in both products"in terms of loading pages it's pretty slow but it's the most basic one so i wasn't expecting it to be amazing"
|
74.8% |
kindle fire in both products"i can't give you any specs or any other details as i'm a bit past learning learning technical stuff at my age but my kindle fire 9th gen will be a constant companion for the next 8 to 10 yes as my kindle fire 2nd did the last 8 years¡"
|
74.8% |
biggest issue in both products"the biggest issue though is the device volume"
|
74.7% |
another issue in both products"another issue is alexa"
|
74.5% |
only problem in both products"i've been buying the amazon fire tablets for yrs my children love them and it keeps them occupied dont think i i could be without them again they are strong and sturdy excellent for kids as they do tend to drop them the only problem i have is that i have 2 keep replacing the chargers they tend to get"
|
74.5% |
cheap device in both products"i know this is a crazy cheap device and you get what you pay for but i’ve had this a few months now and it’s never held a charge for when i’d like to use it!"
|
74.5% |
very limited in both products"the tablet is really just an excuse for amazon to bombard you with ads at every single moment and its usefulness is very limited"
|
74.4% |
major problem in both products"major problem : i have lots of micro sd cards with lots of videos etc"
|
73.4% |
same problem in both products"same problem despite the fact i have 2 old kindles that connect perfectly"
|
72.4% |
very basic in both products"i was expecting something very basic"
|
69.9% |
little gadget in both products"this little gadget does so much and i’m absolutely thrilled with it!"
|
69.1% |
annoyed with this in both products"i was a bit annoyed with this as i had checked before i bought the fire 7 on the amazon website that the app was available and it was however it turns out not to be compatible with the fire 7"
|
67.1% |
having trouble in both products"i’m also having trouble loading music from my computer although i’m still trying"
|
66.2% |
sending it back in both products"at one point i was considering sending it back because it would not move away from the internet screen and it was saying i needed a internet connect which was no good when you are away on holiday"
|
66.0% |
kindle fires in both products"i can charge both kindle fires at the same time use the old one when a recharge is required"
|
65.4% |
bitterly disappointed in both products"the first time i have bought a fire tablet and almost immediately after using it for the first time i was bitterly disappointed"
|
65.3% |
limited number in both products"no access to items already bought from the 'play store' and a limited number of apps compared to play"
|
64.9% |
gave up the ghost in both products"this is my second kindle fire 7 my first kindle fire second generation has served me so well for many years and still works as well as the first day i got it but the charging port gave up the ghost "
|
64.7% |
disappointed with in both products"so i thought i'd get the new 20019 edition not disappointed with it in any way"
|
64.1% |
child profiles in both products"very limiting especially with child profiles it's crazy that there is no way to allow prime video access on the child profiles"
|
62.2% |
poor battery life in both products"* poor battery life i restricted my daughter to 30 minutes per day but the battery was always dead after 1"
|
62.0% |
does n't even in both products"doesn’t even have chrome!"
|
61.5% |
slow sluggish in both products"it's a little slow sluggish and display isn't that great the text nowhere near as crisp as my ipad but hey it only cost 30 quid"
|
61.3% |
just too slow in both products"if you want a tablet for the internet then don't buy this it's just too slow and freezes"
|
61.0% |
painfully slow"i do not use it for anything else because it is painfully slow so it is destined to spend most of it's life in a drawer"
|
100.0% |
complete waste"sneaky underhand and a complete waste of time as i don't play games apps which is all i seem to get ads for"
|
99.9% |
poor socket"as it was a fault due to poor design we thought this was a bit unfair as we noticed there was a number of reviews with people experiencing problems with the poor socket"
|
99.8% |
extremely annoying"this is extremely annoying!"
|
99.7% |
hate screens"my kids are 8 and 6 and i absolutely hate screens"
|
99.7% |
worst thing"the worst thing is that the internet is full of tutorials for you to do this that and the other to fix these problems whether they'll work remains to be seen why not make it work out of the box?"
|
99.5% |
really disappointing"really disappointing"
|
99.5% |
absolutely awful"what really is shocking is the software the silk browser is absolutely awful"
|
98.6% |
huge problem"huge problem though is trying to transfer my photos from the old tablet to the new"
|
97.1% |
occasional instruction"battery life: barely one day with screen off and only occasional instruction to alexa to set up a timer"
|
96.0% |
pretty poor"same price and supposedly the same but pretty poor quality!"
|
94.6% |
seems awful"screen size was quite small compared to the fire tablet i bought my wife a few yrs ago and battery life seems awful so far too"
|
93.9% |
annoying or irritating"00 extra to have the adverts removed on the tablets otherwise the adverts can at times be annoying or irritating or perhaps feel intrusive"
|
93.0% |
became quite stressful"so not ideal and setting the tablet up suddenly became quite stressful!"
|
92.8% |
biggest waste"this tablet is one of the biggest waste of money i've ever spent!"
|
91.9% |
major disadvantage"there is so much to like about fire tablets but i've decided the major disadvantage outweighs the positives"
|
89.8% |
device is horrible"this device is horrible it actually makes me feel dirty using it"
|
89.1% |
absolutely useless"maps are just absolutely useless"
|
88.9% |
quiet careless"i do seem to buy a few fire tablets a year around black friday when they are cheap generally because the children are quiet careless and have cracked the screens and yes the fire still works !"
|
88.6% |
appalling battery life"appalling battery life"
|
88.2% |
garbage return"utter garbage return arranged samsung tab a ordered direct from samsung amazon don't deserve that sale even though it cost a little more develop a decent os and pay some taxes amazon"
|
88.0% |
doesnt work"its also slow and everytime i open the alexa appit doesnt work"
|
75.0% |
locked down"if you're looking to get a decent tablet don't get this it's highly locked down and you have to do some unofficial work around to get the play store working and even then not all apps work with it"
|
75.0% |
feel intrusive"00 extra to have the adverts removed on the tablets otherwise the adverts can at times be annoying or irritating or perhaps feel intrusive"
|
74.9% |
slow internet"setup was quick & easy but updating the software took a while possibly due mainly to my slow internet though"
|
74.9% |
feel dirty"this device is horrible it actually makes me feel dirty using it"
|
74.9% |
error screen"currently struggling with an error screen that i can’t get sorted"
|
74.9% |
limited functionality"even national rail app only has limited functionality"
|
74.9% |
cluttered with"the home screen is absolutely cluttered with in your face amazon kindle bloatware shoving advertising down your throat"
|
74.9% |
needing cleaning"this latest model is more susceptible to the small oily deposits left by fingers on the screen needing cleaning about twice as often as my previous fire"
|
74.9% |
needing charging"you get a lot for your money with this kindle if you can put up with it constantly needing charging"
|
74.9% |
only issue"the only issue we have is that alexa doesn't work in kids mode and the selected shut down timer software based to set screen time for kids doesn't work very well"
|
74.9% |
terrible purchase"terrible purchase if the kids hadn’t already been given them i’d be sending them back"
|
74.9% |
experiencing problems"as it was a fault due to poor design we thought this was a bit unfair as we noticed there was a number of reviews with people experiencing problems with the poor socket"
|
74.8% |
rather slow"it was also showing signs of old age freezing and being rather slow"
|
74.8% |
seems slow"but the processing speeds sliding between screens and or multi tasking seems slow and ‘laggy’"
|
74.8% |
feel cheated"not much use then and i feel cheated"
|
74.8% |
little laggy"it's a little laggy but for the money you cannot go wrong"
|
74.8% |
payment information"the final straw was that i couldn't install a free app from the app store without entering payment information"
|
74.8% |
constant bombardment"the real down side is the constant bombardment with adverts but a quick right click and hit ignore get rid"
|
74.8% |
does n't work"only once have i managed to use my voice to open and play a title you normally have to touch it and confirm even if it only brings up 1 option in the search so the idea of controlling it from my voice from the front of the car just doesn't work"
|
74.8% |
return return"return return return"
|
74.8% |
predictable texts"very odd predictable texts too"
|
74.8% |
pretty outdated"it was pretty outdated so made a spontaneous purchase on the very day this new device was launched"
|
74.8% |
snooze button"reminders don't have snooze button if you don't hear them at set time they just move themselves into completed"
|
74.7% |
minor gripe"one minor gripe is that the cost of a cover is quite high"
|
74.7% |
restricted or close"75% of apps i've tried to download from the appstore are either restricted or close on startup"
|
74.7% |
almost empty"the sd card was almost empty as very few things got stored on it & only amazon video downloads"
|
74.7% |
refurbished instead"if you can stretch to £90 you may wish to get the fire hd 10 refurbished instead which is the best tablet in the fire range which normally costs £159"
|
74.7% |
very intrusive"amazons fire os is very intrusive and overwelming ay first if your used to android or apple os's"
|
74.7% |
service negative"definitely amazon can work on improvements: positives: price size 32gb customer service negative: no android and having to install google play yourself screen with lots glare and reflection no 3g or cell options screen crack easy my last one nexus 3years some minor scratch but not a single crack this one in less than 6 weeks slow processor always having amazon advertise on the main screen before you unlock autocorrect not very smart"
|
74.6% |
drain quickly"seems to drain quickly even when not in use"
|
74.6% |
prevent my child"however the auto shut off of alexa to prevent my child using the shopping app on the tab is a really big down fall"
|
74.6% |
frustrating thing"so easy to set up as well all my details books ect just came straight across once i logged into my amazon account the only frustrating thing is changing most off my passwords for all my other websites because with the auto fill i couldn't remember most of them!"
|
74.6% |
dying ipad"i bought this thinking it would be a bargain to replace my dying ipad and defunct e reader"
|
74.6% |
very stiff"it was a bit hard to plug in for charging the socket is very stiff but that might just have been my hands disability "
|
74.6% |
just avoid"avoid just avoid"
|
74.5% |
poor and limitations"screen is poor sound is poor and limitations are a joke"
|
74.5% |
spent ages"spent ages trying different headphones looking at the help pages etc"
|
74.5% |
watch crap"my daughter uses the tablet to watch crap on youtube bbc iplayer and some of the fire kids games content"
|
74.5% |
lagging behind"they’re really lagging behind!"
|
74.5% |
only fault"only fault i would pick up on is that the chargers and charging port do tend to go the wires often need replacing when used by little hands and the charging port is often the first thing to go"
|
74.5% |
slight problem"i had a slight problem which an email to amazon quickly had me doing the right thing so all is now well"
|
74.3% |
small shortcoming"for its crazy low price you can forgive any small shortcoming which there aren't many of and be pleasantly surprised when it does more than you thought it was capable of"
|
74.3% |
crash dialogue"the crash dialogue gives an option to report the crash but the email is bounced back from wps in chinese"
|
74.3% |
loses charge"i have found that this model loses charge quickly unless in airplane mode"
|
74.3% |
negative reviews"i have an acer android that cost a hundred and thirty pounds and this matches that in everything in fact i find it quicker i noticed you had a few negative reviews and all i can say is what did they expect for 50 quid"
|
74.3% |
total nightmare"this thing is a total nightmare i can't install any apps or even access my google account on to it"
|
74.3% |
inferior product"you must know this is an inferior product"
|
74.2% |
single crack"definitely amazon can work on improvements: positives: price size 32gb customer service negative: no android and having to install google play yourself screen with lots glare and reflection no 3g or cell options screen crack easy my last one nexus 3years some minor scratch but not a single crack this one in less than 6 weeks slow processor always having amazon advertise on the main screen before you unlock autocorrect not very smart"
|
74.2% |
same error"even brand new cards just opened and used get the same error"
|
74.2% |
products fault"obviously you should restrict how much your kids are on the devices but that's not the products fault"
|
74.1% |
feels slow"it feels slow using all the apps i have installed so far"
|
74.1% |
draining literally"the battery life is draining literally it doesn't last the day yet i don't use it for movies games or youtube but the battery goes down rapidly compared to every other tablet i've used"
|
74.0% |
crazy low price"for its crazy low price you can forgive any small shortcoming which there aren't many of and be pleasantly surprised when it does more than you thought it was capable of"
|
73.7% |
just plain"that's just plain crazy"
|
73.7% |
very restricted"the amazon app store is very restricted and doesn't contain many of the great apps you might want to put on your tablet"
|
73.6% |
childish tricks"hidden in tiny print was that the book order had to be over £30 so i didn't get the chance to buy 2 books to get to over £30 i hate childish tricks like that"
|
73.4% |
slightly annoying"the amazon adverts on the start up screen are slightly annoying although you can get rid of them but it will cost you a tenner unless you're really it savvy"
|
73.1% |
little assistance"very little assistance from customer service my son is still waiting for a kindle that actually works"
|
73.0% |
mucking around"after mucking around with the settings and downloading some software and throwing it across the sofa and waiting for ages for it to make a wifi connection and getting used to dabbing the single pixel on the screen that has part of the button that i want to press and hunching over it with my glasses on like an old technophobic person i can honestly say that it's much easier to just take a laptop"
|
72.9% |
over priced"the screen resolution etc is great but the lack of memory is already a problem and i feel pressured to use one of amazon's sd cards which are over priced !"
|
72.7% |
only negative"my only negative having had it for a couple of weeks is that the battery life is not brilliant but is ok as i only paid £24"
|
72.3% |
fire doesnt"a shame really as this fire doesnt seem to be good at much"
|
72.1% |
little trouble"can’t really condemn it as so far had little trouble with"
|
71.7% |
poor sound"screen is poor sound is poor and limitations are a joke"
|
71.6% |
known issue"i would be interested for amazon to contact me directly about this as to whether this is a known issue or i actually have a faulty tablet"
|
71.6% |
just an excuse"the tablet is really just an excuse for amazon to bombard you with ads at every single moment and its usefulness is very limited"
|
71.4% |
blocked them"amazon must know that there are hacks out there to remove the ads and also to allow you to install google play to gain access to a myriad of apps that you can’t get on the fire because amazon have blocked them"
|
71.4% |
slightly narrower"the actual fire is slightly narrower than the previous one so it makes holding it a little easier"
|
71.1% |
slower charging"the charging is done by a micro usb port which means slower charging than a usb type c therefore be prepared to keep in on charge for couple to top up the battery i knew whether 32 or 16 gb neither is enough for my need so opted for a 16gb and purchased a micro sd at the same time easy to insert and install"
|
71.1% |
hardly surprising"the device is also un ashamedly an advertising front window for amazon although hardly surprising"
|
71.0% |
basically unuseable"it fails to focus on anything so the photographs are blurry and basically unuseable"
|
71.0% |
incorrect response"i had asked the question and was given an incorrect response from a purchaser"
|
71.0% |
least expected"i had a lot of problems at first with the kindle doing very odd things like randomly jumping to facebook messenger when least expected"
|
71.0% |
ipad galaxytab"if they toned down the advertisig i'd give a 5 but it doesn't pretend to be a surface ipad galaxytab!"
|
70.5% |
lags and freezes"the screen is a fingerprint magnet and even though this is the new fast model it still lags and freezes"
|
70.4% |
petty spat"maybe that's fine if amazon are having some kind of petty spat with google but keep it to yourselves it's embarrassing there are lots of 3rd party apps caught in the crossfire here!"
|
70.4% |
stop working"hardly used is 2 weeks and stop working doesn’t charge"
|
70.3% |
another problem"another problem is that the fire seems to need re charging very quickly and i am concerned that if i take it fully charged to the poolside when on holiday it will not last the normal sun bathing day before needing to be re charged"
|
70.2% |
shoving advertising"the home screen is absolutely cluttered with in your face amazon kindle bloatware shoving advertising down your throat"
|
69.9% |
no account and scary"no good if giving to children or adults with no account and scary if you think they’ll get access to spend your money via the account link"
|
69.8% |
ipad 3 apple"my existing tablet an ipad 3 apple have now deemed obsolete and no longer support"
|
69.8% |
prime low price"the pad is not a patch on apple i wish i hadn't been tempted by the prime low price"
|
69.4% |
feels manipulative"ads playing on my device outside of apps feels manipulative"
|
69.1% |
obsolete version"the os is also forked from an obsolete version of android and well below the minimum api level that developers need to target"
|
69.0% |
seemed so slow"my other fire was only 5gb and i had run out of space and everything seemed so slow"
|
68.9% |
much protection"have to say not much protection around tablet in it's box and the delivery box was damaged"
|
68.9% |
constant adverts"* constant adverts for apps on the lock screen adult profiles * cannot setup additional adult users without them having their own amazon account i share an account with my wife we want separate profiles under one account "
|
68.8% |
cheap backup"i use my iphone for everything so this is really just a cheap backup for travelling & if it gets lost or stolen it’s not the end of the world"
|
68.7% |
complete rubbish"i purchased this for my 6 year old daughter wish i had known before purchasing but fire tablets are complete rubbish: * no play store without a simple but annoying hack "
|
68.6% |
seem a bit laggy"only issues are it can seem a bit laggy here and there and screen quality in terms of pixels is good but not the best"
|
68.4% |
unsure about"audiobooks so i can now use amazon audiable great stuff no mre ripping from cd to mp3 player pay download and listen well simple the only thing iam unsure about at rhe moment is rhe battery life especialy for watching films but i have to say on a first use well impressed the sale price made it an"
|
68.3% |
bombard their users"i understand amazon wants to make money they are a business but they can at least not bombard their users with ads after they bought a product from them"
|
68.3% |
wrong character"yes the screen is a little sluggish and it’s very easy to hit the wrong character on the keyboard but these things are minor"
|
68.2% |
faulty tablet"i would be interested for amazon to contact me directly about this as to whether this is a known issue or i actually have a faulty tablet"
|
68.0% |
payment details"also its pathetic that my amazon account along with all payment details are easily available on the tablets!"
|
68.0% |
stopped working"it was very old and stopped working"
|
67.8% |
blocking the speaker"note the speaker position has moved on this model i keep having to change the way i hold it so that i don't keep blocking the speaker with my palm or fingers"
|
67.8% |
another small point"another small point is that it advertises books on the lock screen"
|
67.7% |
done poorly"the device is also as expected heavily geared towards amazon stuff which is fine but their interface is just slapped over googles android system and it’s done poorly just give us an android device?"
|
67.6% |
it's too small"but for me it's too small"
|
67.5% |
does not feel fair"and having unknowingly opted in to this does not feel fair"
|
67.3% |
remove the shopping"un able to put password on this or remove the shopping app"
|
67.2% |
destroy the wall"i thought to smash it to the wall but it won't worth to destroy the wall"
|
67.1% |
unwanted button presses"finally half the time it misses off the first letter of the work you're typing perhaps to avoid unwanted button presses but really?"
|
67.1% |
logged in they"once logged in they could resume where they left off on their now redundant kindle"
|
67.1% |
refuses your choice"and when you try to change the setting it refuses your choice"
|
67.0% |
have n't used it since"i used the camera to take 1 snap and haven’t used it since"
|
66.7% |
restrictive indeed"very restrictive indeed"
|
66.7% |
no real customisation"no real customisation no real killer app even the synchronisation to your amazon stuff is a bit"
|
66.6% |
poor work amazon"poor work amazon really not upto your usual standards"
|
66.6% |
main gripes"my main gripes: 1"
|
66.4% |
struggling somewhat"no doubt i shall get used to it but at present i am still struggling somewhat"
|
66.4% |
very heavy"i also like the alexa feature as can use the tablet hands free the screen size fits nicely in the hand & isnt very heavy so taking it around in your bag pocket will be ok i also think that it is very sturdy so shouldnt break very easy time till tell though i am also looking at getting a case for it tho preferably one with a built in stand as apart from reading my books i plan on watching a few films on it while travel on the train etc"
|
66.3% |
disappointed by this"yes it's cheap but i was really disappointed by this"
|
66.1% |
limiting especially"very limiting especially with child profiles it's crazy that there is no way to allow prime video access on the child profiles"
|
66.0% |
special beware"the music player is good but without taking up a monthly payment for millions of songs i have to load my songs on a micro sd card bought special beware you get the right one or it won’t work right"
|
65.8% |
restriction passwords"ability to lock out elements for kids and set restriction passwords is excellent too"
|
65.7% |
small a screen"although i use a bigger tablet normally i don’t find it too small a screen with this 7” one"
|
65.5% |
with just the amazon"if the screen quality was there and it didn’t lag with just the amazon apps it would be a solid 5"
|
65.4% |
does n't recognise them"they do not recognise it and it doesn't recognise them"
|
65.4% |
n't very good"i brought this to replace my old kindle hdx 7" as the battery life wasn't very good any more however the new fire has a terrible battery life it's about the same as my five year old hdx"
|
65.4% |
missed a trick here"the only saving graces are the expandable memory and the camera such a shame as amazon have a missed a trick here"
|
65.4% |
restrict ` screen time"* can restrict 'screen time' or set time limits on apps as a whole but can't set unlimited access to specific educational apps etc"
|
65.3% |
damaged so i returned"i found it hard for the charger lead to fit in the fire tablet was afraid to force in case it damaged so i returned it"
|
65.3% |
cover is padded"my wife's sage ones cover is padded"
|
65.3% |
useless paper weight"to sum it up unless your near a charge point when you need to use it it’s a useless paper weight"
|
65.3% |
upside down"when i play games it auto rotates so that it is upside down"
|
65.1% |
also very slow"this particular version is also very slow"
|
64.8% |
disappointed with this"i'm hugely disappointed with this"
|
64.8% |
clunky for reading books"then on xmas day when we looked at it properly it is hugely clunky for reading books"
|
64.8% |
remove adverts"samsung tablets are easier to use and don't make you pay extra to remove adverts but you pay more for it to begin with"
|
64.7% |
unless you 're really"the amazon adverts on the start up screen are slightly annoying although you can get rid of them but it will cost you a tenner unless you're really it savvy"
|
64.7% |
locked in to the screen"special price as the tablet has ads locked in to the screen when you power up"
|
64.7% |
removed on the tablets"00 extra to have the adverts removed on the tablets otherwise the adverts can at times be annoying or irritating or perhaps feel intrusive"
|
64.7% |
slow processor"definitely amazon can work on improvements: positives: price size 32gb customer service negative: no android and having to install google play yourself screen with lots glare and reflection no 3g or cell options screen crack easy my last one nexus 3years some minor scratch but not a single crack this one in less than 6 weeks slow processor always having amazon advertise on the main screen before you unlock autocorrect not very smart"
|
64.5% |
return service"i have held on to three broken devices should amazon eventually offer a repair or return service"
|
64.5% |
blocked launcherhijack"after further research i discovered that fire blocked launcherhijack app!"
|
64.5% |
headaches less frequently"i use it all the time not just at night and i have noticed i have headaches less frequently"
|
64.4% |
leaves no space"this leaves no space to see the content of the page"
|
64.1% |
terrible text"got to say the sharpness of the text is terrible text is blurry"
|
64.0% |
rather tightly"5 stars for the rather tightly asked questions above"
|
63.9% |
hardly used"hardly used is 2 weeks and stop working doesn’t charge"
|
63.9% |
third fire"this is my third fire tablet the last one was a 5th generation with an sd card"
|
63.8% |
regret my purchase"it is cheap in fairness but i definitely regret my purchase"
|
63.6% |
seems very poor"also the battery life seems very poor"
|
63.6% |
waste of time and money"waste of time and money"
|
63.5% |
laggy and games"navigation is a bit laggy and games would need to be limited to the most basic"
|
63.5% |
insult alexa"once you're in the amazon fire you have to buy amazon and forget trying to talk to alexa unless you have a london or midwestern american accent the only good thing is you can insult alexa in a scottish accent and she'll thank you for the compliment in the end i just got my android tablet fixed"
|
63.5% |
explained more clearly"linking to the wi fi could have been explained more clearly"
|
63.3% |
no help whatsoever"got the new one a day after promised delivery date and proceeded to install my apps i like ebay but the new kindle doesn't support the app is this rivalry between amazon & ebay apparently amazon haven't updated the ebay app since 2018 time they got this sorted as amazon customer service were no help whatsoever with this problem"
|
63.3% |
advertising and junk"so all the advertising and junk you don't need is right there and you can't remove it"
|
63.3% |
apple i wish"the pad is not a patch on apple i wish i hadn't been tempted by the prime low price"
|
62.9% |
been unlucky"i may have been unlucky and had a duff one who knows but it’s a bit late to send it back now"
|
62.9% |
chinese sort"i am a bit disappointed in the fire 7 i bought this to replace another tablet that i have i thought that i would be able to singapore that i already had but this isn't the case i'm also have half of problems with the docs as it keeps sending me messages in what looks like chinese sort it out amazon or"
|
62.9% |
more functional"if you want something more functional than an e shopping device and a slow internet browse look past this marketing ploy and get something else"
|
62.9% |
disposable to an extent"for me at £35 even at £50 it's disposable to an extent"
|
62.7% |
useless for the fire"contacted amazon who gave advice which was totally useless for the fire 7 i bought"
|
62.7% |
simple but annoying"i purchased this for my 6 year old daughter wish i had known before purchasing but fire tablets are complete rubbish: * no play store without a simple but annoying hack "
|
62.5% |
regret purchase"regret purchase"
|
62.5% |
kids fire subscription"also having 1 year kids fire subscription for free is a bonus"
|
62.5% |
adverts scam"the major reason i wrote this review is due to the adverts scam"
|
62.4% |
no such luck"no such luck"
|
61.8% |
does n't view correctly"facebook doesn't view correctly neither does bbc news or any for that matter"
|
61.7% |
buying especially"definitely worth buying especially if you want to go away and not take a super expensive tablet or equipment with you for poolside reading or the like"
|
61.7% |
responding tablet"not the fastest responding tablet compared to an ipad or iphone but at that price i’m not complaining"
|
61.5% |
technologically savvy"my mum is nearly 85 years old and not technologically savvy"
|
61.5% |
breaks even"also if it breaks even by accident"
|
61.2% |
very poor tablet"i don’t find it easy to use it doesn’t swipe as quickly or easily as the ipad and in my opinion is generally a very poor tablet"
|
61.2% |
deemed obsolete"my existing tablet an ipad 3 apple have now deemed obsolete and no longer support"
|
61.2% |
does n't charge"hardly used is 2 weeks and stop working doesn’t charge"
|
61.0% |
no decent youtube"not many good apps on the store forced ads on lock screen unless you pay to get rid of them no decent youtube app as it is just a glorified web browser version that doesn't even keep the screen awake during videos"
|
60.9% |
huge issue"this junk cannot be uninstalled or even hidden so someone like my mum would have a huge issue with it"
|
60.8% |
little quibbles"two little quibbles are"
|
60.7% |
severe limitation"this new model is buggy i quite often can't download content there is severe limitation on compatible apps more so than the old version "
|
60.6% |
would n't recommend"overall due to these issues i am not very happy with this tablet and wouldn't recommend"
|
60.5% |
seems to stutter"when i watch video however it seems to stutter whilst playing back the video on internal memory like it hasn’t got the processing power to cope with it"
|
60.5% |
inferior to and ipad"yes the graphics and battery life is way inferior to and ipad but let’s be realistic here it cost £50 as opposed to £400 for an ipad you get what you pay for and as far as value for money goes you can’t knock it"
|
60.4% |
forced ads from turn"awful set up experience forced ads from turn on tries to trick you into signing for subscriptions"
|
60.4% |
then it stopped"this worked for several minutes and then it stopped"
|
60.2% |
already very"its loaded with adverts and pre installed apps that clog up its already very low memory"
|
60.1% |
little sluggish"yes the screen is a little sluggish and it’s very easy to hit the wrong character on the keyboard but these things are minor"
|
60.1% |
lots of sites"however it begins to lose points for the following reasons: battery life could and should be better thankfully there are lots of sites on the web that help you go under the bonnet and show you what to shut down to minimise power drain"
|
60.1% |
storage messages"new kindle fire was purchased because the old one was plagued by the low storage messages it was only 8gb but had a 64gb sd card in it"
|
59.9% |
worry about them"i have parent control on all of these so i have not to got worry about them buying games or entering sites which are age restrictioned"
|
59.7% |
virus programmes"'free' stuff is usually limited and not much use for example anti virus programmes "
|
59.7% |
simply unacceptable"finally the battery is simply unacceptable with light use it goes from full charge at the start of the day to dead by the afternoon"
|
59.5% |
negative comments"if i were to make any negative comments it would be the adverts special offers which keep coming up and are annoying but i think reduce the price by £10 or so and the fact that you have to pay almost the same price again to get a decent cover case"
|
59.4% |
constant load"the version comes with a constant load of ads for products on amazon sleep screen and in other places too"
|
59.4% |
poor about 2 hours"the battery life is poor about 2 hours not helped by having to have audio permanently on loud due to lack of any bluetooth connection "
|
59.3% |
power drain"however it begins to lose points for the following reasons: battery life could and should be better thankfully there are lots of sites on the web that help you go under the bonnet and show you what to shut down to minimise power drain"
|
59.2% |
tiring on the hands"the tablet is a bit tiring on the hands after a bit"
|
58.9% |
already a problem"the screen resolution etc is great but the lack of memory is already a problem and i feel pressured to use one of amazon's sd cards which are over priced !"
|
58.8% |
text to no avail"have tried in settings to sharpen up the text to no avail"
|
58.8% |
more complicated"i'm finding it more complicated than my previous fire 7hdx"
|
58.5% |
makes no sense"this makes no sense and is infuriating"
|
58.4% |
unsupported plug"then i tried prime video: it won't work either on my very up to date mac nor on fire 7: "unsupported plug in" wtf?"
|
58.4% |
nothing major"we've had no problems with it occasionally it can be a little slow to react but nothing major i'm pleased with it"
|
58.4% |
like a downgrade"was hoping that this newer version would be like an upgrade but it felt more like a downgrade"
|
58.3% |
previous fire 7hdx"i'm finding it more complicated than my previous fire 7hdx"
|
58.3% |
find it useless"i find it useless"
|
58.2% |
plugged in speaker"the fire 7 does have "alexa" although i can only seem to get it to work if i hold the home key and every time i have asked alexa a question one of my echo dots has replied with the answer so this maybe because it redirects to the nearest plugged in speaker i don't really know"
|
58.1% |
still so limited"just a pity battery life in all such devices is still so limited"
|
57.8% |
gets so messy minutes"the screen gets so messy minutes after the packaging is removed and is very difficult to clean"
|
57.8% |
marketing ploy"if you want something more functional than an e shopping device and a slow internet browse look past this marketing ploy and get something else"
|
57.6% |
n't have them"no longer are we getting hounded to download iphone apps and either pay for them or tell the kids why they can't have them"
|
57.6% |
broken devices"i have held on to three broken devices should amazon eventually offer a repair or return service"
|
57.5% |
lost without"i would be lost without it!"
|
57.4% |
cracked screen"i upgraded an old kindle fire because of a cracked screen"
|
57.4% |
completely dead"completely dead"
|
57.4% |
slow and the case"my existing 7" kindle was beginning to run slow and the case was damaged but more importantly no longer held acceptable battery life"
|
57.4% |
the time not just"i use it all the time not just at night and i have noticed i have headaches less frequently"
|
57.3% |
that's missing"the only thing that's missing is google play but as it had amazon own os and amazon store it's which has almost every app it's not very needed "
|
57.3% |
slower in operation"the new one is slower in operation the battery life is significantly shorter and the keyboard is terrible to use!"
|
57.2% |
headache tablets footnote"pass the headache tablets footnote: after some days i was told that it needs bt hub smart set up disabling which bt will do for you"
|
57.1% |
what's worse"what's worse is i haven't got kids!"
|
56.9% |
quite limited"it's quite limited the application options you have to register a credit debit card in order to i stall applications you can easily buy spend money on some useless or unwanted app if you're not paying attention the battery is getting drained quite easily even with wifi there are screensaver adverts which if you want to deactivate you have to pay £10"
|
56.9% |
pity battery life"just a pity battery life in all such devices is still so limited"
|
56.8% |
stop being distracted"also when i put it on charge and switch off it keeps switching itself back on again so i have to turn it face down to stop being distracted"
|
56.8% |
not been addressed"i am surprised that as this tablet is the new release that this issue has not been addressed"
|
56.7% |
photographs are blurry"it fails to focus on anything so the photographs are blurry and basically unuseable"
|
56.4% |
alarm clock"its even about as good an alarm clock as you can find"
|
56.2% |
modify the software"that was a right palavour i can tell you downloading various files to modify the software"
|
56.1% |
does not hit the mark"i consider myself to be pretty tech savvy especially with android and amazon devices but this tablet is far from user friendly and really does not hit the mark"
|
56.0% |
that it was not working"i was really disappointed to find that it was not working"
|
55.9% |
there are issues"while the tablet is good there are issues"
|
55.9% |
it's a bit underpowered"for using it as a media consuming gaming tablet it's a bit underpowered"
|
55.6% |
educational games ebooks"youtube gmail netlfic bbc iplayer roblox educational games ebooks all sorts endless fun!"
|
55.6% |
popping up randomly"next alexa keeps popping up randomly and the only way to get rid of it is to reboot the device"
|
55.5% |
disable this"when i logged in to my account to disable this i was charged £10"
|
55.4% |
waiting for ages"after mucking around with the settings and downloading some software and throwing it across the sofa and waiting for ages for it to make a wifi connection and getting used to dabbing the single pixel on the screen that has part of the button that i want to press and hunching over it with my glasses on like an old technophobic person i can honestly say that it's much easier to just take a laptop"
|
55.4% |
have this problem"hopefully this new one will not have this problem"
|
55.3% |
from clumsy kids"i bought rubber cases for the fires to protect them from clumsy kids & have had no issues with cracked screens or anything like that"
|
55.2% |
long journeys"i bought this as a cheap tablet with a headrest holder so my daughter could watch films on long journeys"
|
55.2% |
unable to print documents"another annoyance is that i am unable to print documents etc"
|
55.2% |
defunct e reader"i bought this thinking it would be a bargain to replace my dying ipad and defunct e reader"
|
55.2% |
pretty annoying"pretty annoying but big apps so maybe this is why"
|
55.2% |
they replaced"first one just stopped working but was within guarantee so they replaced it"
|
55.2% |
it's not ideal"turning up the brightness helps but it's not ideal"
|
55.2% |
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Compare Pros
Pros [228] of Fire HD 8 Tablet, 16 GB, Red |
Strength |
---|---|
absolutely delighted in both products"i'm absolutely delighted"
|
100.0% |
brilliant piece in both products"they are a brilliant piece of kit"
|
100.0% |
excellent product in both products"excellent product well it must be good if my techno son prefers my old kindle to his much newer tablet and i'm chuffed to bits with my new tablet"
|
100.0% |
quite good in both products"the sound is quite good for a small tablet"
|
99.9% |
highly recommend in both products"highly recommend"
|
99.6% |
really good in both products"a really good buy"
|
99.3% |
brilliant tablet in both products"brilliant tablet and definitely worth twice the money amazon are asking"
|
96.9% |
what a bargain in both products"what a bargain!"
|
93.1% |
really happy in both products"this is my 4th kindle & really happy with its loading speed"
|
88.4% |
works well in both products"this is my 4th kindle and have to say this kindle is the perfect size my others had 7inch screens excellent kindles but just going up to a 8inch screen works well for me "
|
75.0% |
great price in both products"but all in all i love my kindle's and am happy with this and the great price"
|
75.0% |
good points in both products"the build quality is good and the sound is great but thats where the good points end"
|
75.0% |
great value in both products"bargain and great value with potential to expand storage to over 200gb what’s not to love?"
|
74.9% |
really well in both products"it runs smoothly the graphics are really good and it plays the games i've got really well"
|
74.9% |
perfect size in both products"this is my 4th kindle and have to say this kindle is the perfect size my others had 7inch screens excellent kindles but just going up to a 8inch screen works well for me "
|
74.9% |
more useful in both products"i happened to have a nice 5 quid universal tablet stand that makes show mode more useful but not strictly required"
|
74.9% |
very quickly in both products"99 purely for use in the kitchen as alexa is very useful whilst cooking but if you've used any half decent tablet or even a recent ish iphone 6+ or android phone you will probably very quickly notice how slow these actually are"
|
74.8% |
picture quality in both products"i've also watched a little bit of live sport and occasionally looked at prime videos and the picture quality is superb"
|
74.8% |
price range in both products"they brought the price down from 90 to 60£ for that price range it is a bargain so for me it was an impulse purchase"
|
74.8% |
prime account in both products"device arrived quickly through my prime account & was very well packaged"
|
74.7% |
parental controls in both products"i would say the kindle fire 8 is most useful for children using the fire for kids app as the parental controls are very good"
|
74.7% |
works fine in both products"it works fine sometimes it doesnt understand me one time i asked alexa about a film and it bought up a result for an athlete!"
|
74.6% |
good point in both products"another good point is the support available and the availability of system updates"
|
74.5% |
good enough in both products"the cameras front rear are good enough for video calling and taking holiday photos"
|
74.5% |
excellent value in both products"i am very happy with this excellent value supertoy"
|
74.4% |
pretty good in both products"picture screen quality is very good and the photos are pretty good as well"
|
74.4% |
pretty well in both products"as a prime member i had no issues setting it up and it worked pretty well immediately"
|
74.4% |
significantly better in both products"good but could have done significantly better"
|
74.4% |
bright light in both products"negatives: screen is so glossy that reflections make it hard to use as an e reader in bright light"
|
74.3% |
good value in both products"good value"
|
74.3% |
really nice in both products"this is a really nice tablet at a very reasonable price"
|
74.2% |
very responsive in both products"its fun to use very responsive and the vast library of books to read are a joy to read on this tablet"
|
74.0% |
very reasonable in both products"great device for a very reasonable price"
|
74.0% |
very happy in both products"i am very happy with this excellent value supertoy"
|
74.0% |
smart phone in both products"build quality is satisfactory too slow for regular user of a high spec smart phone"
|
73.9% |
prime video in both products"you can install netflix plex prime video all your favourites"
|
73.7% |
great size in both products"battery life is good screen resolution is ok for the money and it's a great size"
|
73.4% |
good quality in both products"this is my first amazon tablet and i am very impressed easy to use & setup camera quality is okay easy to music and video’s onto and good quality when watching back for £80 i think this is a great buy"
|
73.3% |
fantastic value in both products"all in all i think it is fantastic value for money and i am very happy with it"
|
72.6% |
highly recommended in both products"highly recommended if your gonna buy a tablet then go for a kindle also i payed £49"
|
72.6% |
would recommend in both products"would recommend"
|
72.4% |
user friendly in both products"it’s not really user friendly and it’s cost quite a lot of money"
|
72.3% |
have prime in both products"honestly it is incredible especially if you have prime!"
|
71.9% |
much better in both products"the addition of two speakers to me makes watching without headphones much better"
|
71.9% |
kids version in both products"bought this for my son instead of the kids version as this was on sale and was more than 1 3 of the price prime day deal "
|
71.1% |
recommend this in both products"while this will remain my secondary tablet i would recommend this to anyone looking for a cheap tablet to consume content on"
|
70.9% |
large enough in both products"you can watch amazon tv on it and the screen is large enough to see the movie"
|
69.9% |
build quality in both products"build quality is impressive with no noticeable flex although hardly heavy it has a satisfying feel of adequate weight despite the slim profile which gives an impression that there is a lot packed into the slim frame"
|
69.6% |
works great in both products"the tablet works great and will suit it purpose of being a 8" alexa show mode device small tablet"
|
69.5% |
full price in both products"back up to full price"
|
69.1% |
kindle oasis in both products"i haven't really explored all the apps available but was delighted to find that unlike with my kindle oasis i could download the cloud library app and borrow ebooks from my local library"
|
68.9% |
excellent kindles"this is my 4th kindle and have to say this kindle is the perfect size my others had 7inch screens excellent kindles but just going up to a 8inch screen works well for me "
|
100.0% |
excellent tableta"the amazon fires are excellent tableta they are fast and comfortable to hold"
|
100.0% |
absolutely fantastic"i had an older generation fire that was absolutely fantastic this was unfortunately stolen while i was away on holiday"
|
99.9% |
superb product"superb product in my opinion"
|
99.9% |
well rounded"you get what you pay for sure but in this case you get a well rounded tablet experience for not a lot of money"
|
99.8% |
good one improvement"on the plus side the charging dock switching to echo show mode is good one improvement i would make is to build in a speaker to the dock using the usb port for charging and audio output"
|
99.5% |
outstanding capabilities"i would recommend the kindle hd 8 to anyone who wanted a portable device with outstanding capabilities and clarity!"
|
99.5% |
favourite programmes"we were able to download episodes of favourite programmes plus some films from netflix app and amazon prime so that these could be watched without wifi"
|
99.3% |
great thing"another great thing is battery life"
|
99.3% |
normally satisfied"as a normally satisfied amazon customer i am fuming!"
|
98.7% |
brilliant not ones"but the screen is good shows photos brilliant not ones taken by the tablet "
|
96.9% |
only downfall"only downfall of doing this if you want to switch to a child's profile to control what apps appear you cannot make any of the google play apps available only the apps downloaded via amazon "
|
96.1% |
superb tablet"great for books and magazine superb tablet for the price"
|
95.5% |
battery life is excellent"battery life is excellent"
|
93.1% |
they are all excellent"i watch tv on mine you tube read books and they are all excellent "
|
93.1% |
these are excellent"i recommend to buying amazons own cover case as these are excellent and well made one thing i did to help her is that the charger's mini charging plug isn't very easy to insert into the kindle's socket slit so i put a dab of nail polish on the charger's mini black plug casing and did the same on the cover case just below where the charger inserts into the kindle's slit so she can marry up the two dabs and place it correctly positioned to charge"
|
93.1% |
tablet a bargain"got a really good price which makes this tablet a bargain"
|
92.9% |
little tablet is amazing"this little tablet is amazing and when used with amazon music provides the perfect base for integrating with new technology wireless speakers"
|
92.7% |
brilliant on this machine"i've also started downloading some of my amazon prime videos and they are brilliant on this machine"
|
92.0% |
sound quality is great"i bought this bigger kindle to watch video files and catch up tv the sound quality is great so no need for external speakers bluetooth connects up to speakers and headphones and works very well"
|
90.7% |
reading habits"although i have used kindle before it has not been on an amazon device the fire makes things so much easier and is likely to change my reading habits for the better"
|
90.4% |
bargain look"i have bought other refurbished amazon devices and found them just as good as new so if you want to save a few bob or just like a bargain look no further"
|
89.5% |
great especially"the quality of the pad is great especially for the price"
|
88.9% |
entirely happy"now i am entirely happy with the tablet which i believe is a great performer and is excellent value for money"
|
88.9% |
work brilliantly"on top of all this there is alexa and show mode which work brilliantly because as long as i'm connected to wifi i can use it anywhere in the house without having to plug in as you do with the echo "
|
88.5% |
battery life is amazing"battery life is amazing"
|
88.4% |
working brilliantly"i down loaded cc cleaner and avast anti virus and both are working brilliantly to keep my tablet running smooth"
|
88.4% |
only option available"not every one uses simplified but it seems this is the only option available"
|
88.4% |
bought several"bought it on a black friday deal for £45 and my only complaint is that had i known how good it was going to be i would have bought several as presents"
|
88.2% |
great additions"great additions such as alexa"
|
88.0% |
great gadget"all in all this is a great gadget"
|
88.0% |
works quickly"but this is a thing of beauty works quickly allowing for a few teathing issues and a forced re start here and there to get the first update to work!"
|
75.0% |
stylish item"plus points: good quality and stylish item with very good specification for the money"
|
75.0% |
fairly good"however the device itself is well made has good battery life fairly good screen and speakers"
|
75.0% |
fits easily"it's biggest advantage for me is that it weighs about half of my full size ipad and fits easily into my handbag"
|
75.0% |
samsung galaxy"it does everything my previous samsung galaxy tab could do and downloading the apps i wanted was very easy"
|
75.0% |
great deal"to be honest i don't see a great deal of difference from my previous fire "
|
75.0% |
good price"i bought this as it was a good price but as other reviews have said it isn't compatible with anything that's not purchased through amazon"
|
75.0% |
increased price"definitely worth the increased price over the 7"
|
75.0% |
looks good"so far all looks good"
|
75.0% |
great performer"now i am entirely happy with the tablet which i believe is a great performer and is excellent value for money"
|
75.0% |
relatively good"at least good screen quality relatively good running speed etc etc the kindle fire 7 bought for the kids even runs faster than the 8 that i purchased"
|
75.0% |
good speed"this fire is roughly the size of an ipad mini was really easy to set up runs at a good speed so far and is doing exactly what i wanted it to do"
|
74.9% |
appropriate content"i have prime which includes "peppa pig" "ben and holly" and some other appropriate content"
|
74.9% |
offers version"worth the extra to get the no special offers version so no unwanted disruptions"
|
74.9% |
light browsing"all in all its good enough for light browsing and playing back videos and as a kindle"
|
74.9% |
handy piece"handy piece of kit"
|
74.9% |
still good"the screen quality is very good and if i had any criticism it would be that i would like the brightness to go a little bit higher but its still good and i love this tablet"
|
74.9% |
more excited"bring on her birthday she doesn't realise how much more excited i am for her to open her gifts!"
|
74.9% |
higher quality"but i guess you have to pay more for higher quality"
|
74.9% |
especially useful"over the years i have read books played a few games and used the internet on it especially useful when aboard"
|
74.9% |
great device"great device for a very reasonable price"
|
74.9% |
more prominent"however they deserve a more prominent display by far"
|
74.9% |
family photos"i bought to have in living room to use as family use slate use alexa to turn on and off lights and display family photos from online albums"
|
74.9% |
looks great"the idea of a child's profile looks great it allows me to select exactly what i want to allow my child to watch"
|
74.8% |
working great"the older amazon fire tablet we have has never had any problems in 2 years and is still working great"
|
74.8% |
perfect base"this little tablet is amazing and when used with amazon music provides the perfect base for integrating with new technology wireless speakers"
|
74.8% |
online chat"however this was remedied via the online chat for the kindle support"
|
74.8% |
order photos"also i usually order photos through freeprint app but i can't seem to download it onto my fire tablet"
|
74.8% |
with emails"i have just been overseas and was so pleased to be able to keep up to date with emails"
|
74.7% |
seems solid"i have an older 7" 5th gen tablet and altogether feels much better quality it seems solid"
|
74.7% |
maximum discount"i bought this on black friday sale thinking that i had the maximum discount only to find that the following friday i could have bought the fire hd 10 for approximately the same price as the hd 8"
|
74.7% |
saved content"all my books and saved content switched over seamlessly"
|
74.7% |
good average"the ram and memory is middle of the range between all the tablets so i expected good average not excellent performance"
|
74.6% |
moreover refurbished"moreover refurbished kindles retail for less"
|
74.6% |
rather good"i should mention the screen brilliant the sound rather good and the speed neat and the 16gb memory seems sufficient for my needs too"
|
74.5% |
with price"was chuffed with price and amazed at how much more than a kindle it was"
|
74.5% |
perfectly usable"cosmetically the device looks a little cheap again as you would expect but is perfectly usable"
|
74.5% |
easy access"i like how you have easy access to amazon music books and there shop with just a swipe of your finger"
|
74.5% |
volume buttons"the battery lasts a lot longer and the volume buttons on the side are a god send"
|
74.4% |
will probably"will probably watch prime video when i subscribe again"
|
74.4% |
worked perfectly"streaming and downloading have worked perfectly"
|
74.4% |
alexa capabilities"once set up i was immediately impressed with hands free alexa capabilities effectively providing me with the the echo show at a far better price"
|
74.4% |
uses simplified"not every one uses simplified but it seems this is the only option available"
|
74.4% |
affordably good"besides the sound quality an affordably good tablet for all your needs and its worth getting the 32gb which has an sd card slot to expand the storage vastly"
|
74.4% |
fortuitous example"oops that was 'names' a genuine if fortuitous example"
|
74.3% |
speed picture"build speed picture and sound quality are outstanding for the price"
|
74.3% |
reasonably inexpensive"reasonably inexpensive bad points: screen contrast"
|
74.3% |
features and ease"i absolutely love the features and ease of use but i had so much loaded onto the tablets when they failed and am therefore deeply disappointed"
|
74.3% |
easily available"attractive formatting and comprehensive range of apps easily available"
|
74.3% |
lovely gift"factor lovely gift for all"
|
74.2% |
very adequate"the screen is very adequate the touch screen is sensitive the audio is good especially through headphones"
|
74.2% |
volume controls"the on off and volume controls now project above the casing and can be easily & inadvertently touched so you find the volume suddenly being changed or the tablet being switched off originally they were flush & required a positive press to action"
|
74.2% |
fave recipes"storing all your fave recipes in one spot!"
|
74.2% |
were n't a problem"the things i was concerned about when reading others' posts just weren't a problem"
|
74.1% |
educational and spiritual"i use my device socially and for educational and spiritual development daily"
|
74.1% |
great concept"the kindle fire is a great concept and offers a true alternative to the ipad"
|
74.1% |
lavish lifestyles"highly recommended unless you want to support the lavish lifestyles of the boys at apple and samsung"
|
74.1% |
decent tablet"all in all this is a decent tablet for the money"
|
74.1% |
extremely competitive"the price is extremely competitive and when further reductions are applied like for black friday or similar it's a no brainer deal"
|
74.1% |
incredible value"this has to be a 5 star review because of the incredible value and price"
|
74.1% |
does n't fall"if there is a negative with this tablet its quite weighty so be careful when in bed that it doesn't fall off"
|
74.1% |
amazon shopping better"it makes amazon shopping better"
|
74.0% |
good purchase"all in all a good purchase and recommended particularly if you are a "prime" member"
|
74.0% |
noticeable flex"build quality is impressive with no noticeable flex although hardly heavy it has a satisfying feel of adequate weight despite the slim profile which gives an impression that there is a lot packed into the slim frame"
|
74.0% |
large icons"large icons are conveniently displayed"
|
74.0% |
good thing"the blue shade is good thing for those using kindle books"
|
73.9% |
efficient and portable"in summary for a relatively modest price the fire hd 8 performs its tasks quickly with no fuss and acts as a very efficient and portable hub for amazon media"
|
73.9% |
extremely versatile"this is an android based tablet and as such extremely versatile"
|
73.9% |
silver surfer"i a silver surfer was able to switch on and start to use in less than 4 minutes a wonderful achievement for an idiot!"
|
73.9% |
comprehensive range"attractive formatting and comprehensive range of apps easily available"
|
73.9% |
quality and ease"screen quality and ease of using is as good as ever though having said that i have had a hell of a time trying to get all the offline music i had on the sd card in the 16gb onto the new one"
|
73.9% |
anywhere wirelessly"the magnetic micro usb lead above is at least as convenient to use as the dock and keeps the fire tablet ready to use anywhere wirelessly"
|
73.8% |
works better"nova launcher works better"
|
73.8% |
larger screen"after cataract operations i was finding it more difficult to read on an ancient kindle which had served me well but did not possess a backlight and this solves the problem with the bonus of a larger screen and all the other advantages of the fire including alexa"
|
73.8% |
work emails"and i can also get my work emails which i struggle to do on most other devices"
|
73.8% |
tidy tablet"err no thanks its already £20 more expensive with that on top it would be £30 this has cost it a couple of stars on my score all the same it's a nice tidy tablet and has respectable battery life even when viewing prime or netflix would be good if amazon allowed google play as i have several software packages i bought that i can no longer use"
|
73.7% |
overall thumbs"overall thumbs up!"
|
73.7% |
taking photos"it has a front and back camera making it perfect for skyping friends and taking photos"
|
73.6% |
took me ages"love the quality and the screen but took me ages to set up a childs profile and then assign the apps"
|
73.5% |
quite weighty"if there is a negative with this tablet its quite weighty so be careful when in bed that it doesn't fall off"
|
73.5% |
preferred search engine"on the other hand it also still allows me to connect to the internet using my preferred search engine and so far i have not had any issues with it"
|
73.5% |
give me easy"happy for the most part i am a prime and audible member so fire tablets are a must for me and give me easy access to my books videos music and audio books"
|
73.4% |
work properly"only two real annoyances one is that the pocketmags app which is one of the main reasons i got this device for some reason of its own or perhaps the device's os has to be uninstalled and reinstalled occasionally to work properly"
|
73.4% |
work effortlessly"the 'alexa' function works fine videos on facebook & youtube all seem to work effortlessly so "
|
73.3% |
smoothly nice"compared to an archos tablet i got 1 2 years ago its much faster to boot and use works smoothly nice screen"
|
73.3% |
music unlimited kindle"also if you use amazon additions like prime audible music unlimited kindle the tablet is created to work seamlessly with these"
|
73.3% |
surprisingly good"the audio when listening to music is surprisingly good there is a tone of bass in it however somehow in movies it just doesnt work too well"
|
73.3% |
very impressed"this is my first amazon tablet and i am very impressed easy to use & setup camera quality is okay easy to music and video’s onto and good quality when watching back for £80 i think this is a great buy"
|
73.2% |
good selection"good selection of apps"
|
73.2% |
marvelous device"it's a marvelous device for the price compared to other tablets"
|
73.2% |
very sharp"the screen is reflective and not very sharp"
|
73.2% |
prime youtube"bbc iplayer jamming up works well and enables me to watch prime youtube etc"
|
73.1% |
fast and comfortable"the amazon fires are excellent tableta they are fast and comfortable to hold"
|
73.1% |
entertainment device"for the fire 8 as an entertainment device and tablet its amazing for sky go bbc i player etc"
|
73.0% |
read my files"for example an epub reader did not read my files"
|
72.8% |
game downloads"the only thing you need to be aware of iss any "free game downloads" don't always mean these are free"
|
72.8% |
recommended particularly"all in all a good purchase and recommended particularly if you are a "prime" member"
|
72.8% |
camera quality"this is my first amazon tablet and i am very impressed easy to use & setup camera quality is okay easy to music and video’s onto and good quality when watching back for £80 i think this is a great buy"
|
72.7% |
less hassle"save your money and buy a decent tablet instead it's less hassle!"
|
72.6% |
sleep timer"then set the sleep timer the screen goes off"
|
72.5% |
star rating"i was tempted to lower the star rating to 3 for awful business practices but the product itself is actually very good considering the price therefore i only dropped it to a 4 star review instead"
|
72.4% |
supported country"when i want to download them from the appstore a box pops up telling me to check that my billing address and payment method are from a supported country"
|
72.3% |
what fantastic"that said i am really pleased with this device and what fantastic value"
|
72.2% |
giveaway price"a very good tablet at a giveaway price"
|
72.2% |
prime benefits"for me the target audience is readers children and people who want maximum prime benefits"
|
72.2% |
were brilliant"any report you read almost anywhere said my old faithful was the best one amazon had made the graphics were brilliant"
|
72.0% |
great screen"fab battery life great screen and we bought a hefty child proof type case too"
|
71.9% |
quite well"it's worked quite well and has since replaced my bedside clock i often listen to music on it too"
|
71.8% |
watch video files"i bought this bigger kindle to watch video files and catch up tv the sound quality is great so no need for external speakers bluetooth connects up to speakers and headphones and works very well"
|
71.7% |
quite flexible"its made of plastic and is thus quite flexible"
|
71.6% |
lovely features"the new cool lovely features of the fire 8 supersedes those of the kindle 7"
|
71.6% |
increase the storage"i purchased this primarily for my audible and kindle books because i could increase the storage i have numerous audible and kindle books "
|
71.5% |
better option"this tablet is a better option than a kindle as there is more options to use it for its colour and it's generally better"
|
71.4% |
functions thanks amazon"i am happy with the new look and functions thanks amazon"
|
71.3% |
fair while"so context wise i've been an ios user for a fair while and have an ipad"
|
71.3% |
managed to get it working"eventually i managed to get it working but on the whole the user interface is very basic and not user friendly"
|
71.3% |
would easily"i bought this for my fiance as a tablet to read books and watch netflix on a task it does very well and would easily have scored 5 out of 5 if it had no come with adverts that cost me an additional £10"
|
71.2% |
perfectly normal"i get that amazon have optimised this for marketing its own media but the refusal to let users access perfectly normal apps for non media use seems foolish"
|
71.2% |
very loyal"needless to say amazon have now list themselves a once very loyal customer!"
|
71.1% |
satisfying feel"build quality is impressive with no noticeable flex although hardly heavy it has a satisfying feel of adequate weight despite the slim profile which gives an impression that there is a lot packed into the slim frame"
|
71.1% |
things better"it doesn't make the tablet unusable but things better improve"
|
70.9% |
first trip"we are an “apple family” as users of iphones macbook and ipads over the last 10+ years however recently we wanted a tablet for our 1 year old for the sake of other passengers hoping peppa pig would prevent any airplane meltdowns for his first trip abroad"
|
70.5% |
better screen"the pros excellent value for money u can use it as a kindle and use it for netflix prime video browsing etc hd screen supports sd card just keep all ur photos and videos on that card and unburden other devices cons while the screen is hd it is not as good a quality screen as i was hoping my old nexus 7 2012 has a better screen but the biggest con is battery life is very mediocre and no support for fast charge here is hoping amazon makes a better model for this in the yrs to come"
|
70.4% |
rather fabulous"really a rather fabulous piece of kit"
|
70.2% |
refreshed fire 8hd tablet"i bought a refreshed fire 8hd tablet from amazon marketplace"
|
69.9% |
same price"i bought this on black friday sale thinking that i had the maximum discount only to find that the following friday i could have bought the fire hd 10 for approximately the same price as the hd 8"
|
69.9% |
amazon charger dock"i bought mine with the amazon charger dock which compliments the tablets functionality"
|
69.9% |
relatively modest"in summary for a relatively modest price the fire hd 8 performs its tasks quickly with no fuss and acts as a very efficient and portable hub for amazon media"
|
69.7% |
better machine"for the money you would struggle to find a better machine"
|
69.6% |
conveniently displayed"large icons are conveniently displayed"
|
69.6% |
expand the storage"besides the sound quality an affordably good tablet for all your needs and its worth getting the 32gb which has an sd card slot to expand the storage vastly"
|
69.5% |
stereo effects"plus points: awesome sound amazing stereo effects"
|
69.5% |
rich sound"it has a full rich sound but with excellent detail and clarity too"
|
69.5% |
great purchase"all in all a great purchase"
|
69.5% |
please note"if you follow this course please note there is no magnetic sensor for flap closure the tablet must be switched off manually"
|
69.5% |
perfect solution"i have amazon prime and work away a lot so fire hd 8 seemed the perfect solution to having entertainment away from the home"
|
69.1% |
good old fire hdx"this was a gift to replace my good old fire hdx 7 which i'd had years and had seen better days"
|
69.1% |
wonderful invention"this is such a wonderful invention and just the right size for me"
|
69.0% |
enjoyed every page"i have been using an early model kindle for about eight years with amazon prime and enjoyed every page"
|
69.0% |
nice size graphics"nice size graphics look good i think this is my fourth or fifth kindle and 3rd fire i really like them and their practicality rather than lumbering around a laptop not forgetting reading books and listening to audio books i think i'll always have one"
|
68.8% |
excellent machine"i also have a surface pro which is an excellent machine but after a couple of week’s use"
|
68.5% |
worth the money"all in all a good little tablet well worth the money"
|
68.4% |
friday sales"i've used a lot of tablets to date and the fire hd 8 8th gen represents great value for money considering the fact that i purchased it on the black friday sales too"
|
68.3% |
proper fonts"the keyboard is a truly retrograde step once similar to normal everyday computer keyboards with proper fonts you now have an excessively large keyboard all in italic lettering with no divisions !"
|
68.3% |
running smooth"i down loaded cc cleaner and avast anti virus and both are working brilliantly to keep my tablet running smooth"
|
68.2% |
love alexa"even more love alexa when asking to play one of our favourite uk comedy radio stations at night from tunein"
|
68.1% |
... |
Pros [236] of Fire 7 Tablet | 7" display, 16 GB, Black |
Strength |
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absolutely delighted in both products"absolutely delighted"
|
100.0% |
brilliant piece in both products"a brilliant piece of kit"
|
100.0% |
excellent product in both products"unbelievably good value excellent product thank you amazon"
|
100.0% |
quite good in both products"however for what it offers i think it is quite good value for money and my young teenagers 12 year olds do like it "
|
99.9% |
highly recommend in both products"would highly recommend!"
|
99.6% |
really good in both products"its still really good and hasn't put me off it all"
|
99.3% |
brilliant tablet in both products"brilliant tablet and definitely worth twice the money amazon are asking"
|
96.9% |
sound quality in both products"picture and sound quality age superb"
|
94.4% |
what a bargain in both products"what a bargain"
|
93.1% |
really happy in both products"i have to admit that i was really happy with my older model kindle fire hd"
|
88.4% |
works well in both products"i use an older model which belonged to my grand daughter as a kindle and it works well but had not bothered with much other software"
|
75.0% |
great price in both products"great price for great item i love it"
|
75.0% |
good points in both products"first the good points the screen is much better than i expected and while i did not buy it with the intention of watching films etc"
|
75.0% |
great value in both products"great value for money!"
|
74.9% |
really well in both products"bargain tablet great quality plastic but really well put together happy with the speed searches on the internet load"
|
74.9% |
perfect size in both products"this is the perfect size to slip into my handbag when i go to the many hospital appointments i have and the books and apps which work offline really help to pass the time in the waiting room my other tablet is 10" and too big for this purpose"
|
74.9% |
more useful in both products"the more useful it seems to become"
|
74.9% |
very quickly in both products"the fire arrived very quickly perfectly packed and working well"
|
74.8% |
picture quality in both products"the picture quality is brilliant and the sound with earphones is very good"
|
74.8% |
price range in both products"i primarily use apple at home but a new mini ipad was slightly out of my price range before christmas so i opted for a fire tablet"
|
74.8% |
prime account in both products"to get the best out of it you need an amazon prime account"
|
74.7% |
parental controls in both products"i like that the amazon tablets have excellent parental controls that can be activated on the children’s tablets & also that if you’ve bought an item be it a film or an app you can make it available to your child"
|
74.7% |
works fine in both products"nothing to complain about tablet i put a card for 32 gb and works fine "
|
74.6% |
good enough in both products"the quality of the image is good enough for my kindle reading"
|
74.5% |
excellent value in both products"excellent value for the price too"
|
74.4% |
pretty good in both products"all in all for this price it is pretty good buy and it certainly surpassed my expectation of a budget tablet"
|
74.4% |
pretty well in both products"the original ones have become quite difficult to charge – wear and tear after 4 years of being wrenched off the charging cables by over eager kids i suppose for what they cost in the first place i think they held up pretty well"
|
74.4% |
significantly better in both products"it's significantly better than the older version"
|
74.4% |
good value in both products"this a great little amazon tablet good value for the price especially on black friday when i bought mine"
|
74.3% |
really nice in both products"the colours are really nice too"
|
74.2% |
very responsive in both products"it's very responsive and has a very good and clear display large enough to comfortably watch & enjoy amazon prime video and tv"
|
74.0% |
very reasonable in both products"i’ll be honest it has surpassed my expectations i’m delighted with it and what a very reasonable price!"
|
74.0% |
very happy in both products"i'm very happy with my tablet i use it for my e books social media netflix and lots more"
|
74.0% |
smart phone in both products"honestly a really good buy even at its full price especially compared to ipads or other well known tablets it’s the perfect choice for on the go and if you want a bigger screen than your smart phone"
|
73.9% |
prime video in both products"it does email video tv camera books and magazines and of course amazon prime video"
|
73.7% |
great size in both products"it's also a great size for reading your books in your kindle library"
|
73.4% |
good quality in both products"sturdy with a high matt finish good quality"
|
73.3% |
fantastic value in both products"fantastic value"
|
72.6% |
highly recommended in both products"highly recommended"
|
72.6% |
would recommend in both products"would recommend"
|
72.4% |
user friendly in both products"the new one is smaller so i had to buy a new cover for it which i hadn't expected and the new cover isn't as user friendly as the old one"
|
72.3% |
have prime in both products"i have always had ipads but also a fire as you get so much from them especially if you have prime"
|
71.9% |
much better in both products"another thing i love the colour range we have the sage and plum so much better then what you would normally be able to buy"
|
71.9% |
kids version in both products"and now hi can use it as a kids version"
|
71.1% |
recommend this in both products"life the screen is bright and clear and the tablet seems to be a little bit faster than the previous model overall i would recommend this as a good buy"
|
70.9% |
excellent kindle in both products"it is however an excellent kindle with benefits such as internet prime movies and netflix"
|
70.9% |
large enough in both products"decided on an amazon fire tablet 7 as it's the newest version nice and portable and screen size is large enough to read books or watch films etc"
|
69.9% |
build quality in both products"pros: price google playstore sideload fresh colourways expandable memory better build quality at the usb charging point"
|
69.6% |
works great in both products"this has plenty of space and works great"
|
69.5% |
full price in both products"honestly a really good buy even at its full price especially compared to ipads or other well known tablets it’s the perfect choice for on the go and if you want a bigger screen than your smart phone"
|
69.1% |
kindle oasis in both products"i have a number of kindles from an old 2nd generation fire hd to a kindle oasis"
|
68.9% |
honestly excellent"this is honestly excellent value for the price"
|
100.0% |
absolutely perfect"this nifty little tablet is absolutely perfect for small scale browsing emails video streaming kindle reading and much more"
|
100.0% |
absolutely brilliant"me and my kids love reading books on the kindle but my lo prefers coloured books and this is absolutely brilliant for reading kids books she is now reading more books than she has ever done so"
|
100.0% |
quite remarkable"to be able to buy a tablet device for that is quite remarkable hence i took a punt really not knowing anything about the kindle fire at all"
|
99.9% |
quite sharp"the screen although not hd is quite sharp and for 7" screen is adequate"
|
99.8% |
very bright"the color reproduction is accurate and is very bright"
|
99.8% |
best thing"the quality is good and having left libraries of books in three countries over the years i think the kindle is the best thing about techie developments ever"
|
99.6% |
nice piece"a nice piece of kit with a sensible price tag"
|
98.8% |
totally satisfied"i only surf and play games and use the occasional email but i am totally satisfied"
|
97.9% |
fantastically well"mostly i use it for reading books but i do use it to surf the internet and catch up on tv and films and it fulfils all of these purposes fantastically well"
|
96.6% |
amazingly well"it’s role is to provide a gateway to the world wide web of information and in particular amazon and it does this amazingly well for the price"
|
96.5% |
durable piece"product is really good for the price and seems like a durable piece of tech"
|
95.1% |
apparently available"the fire 7 series 9 seems unfettered when it comes to accessing additional apps many of which were not apparently available according to previous reviews i had read"
|
94.2% |
dramatically improved"mt delight was complete when i hit a spacial price and the unit turned out to have twice the on board memory of the old one appeared to be clearer display had alexa on board the pictures it takes appear improved and the sound quality was also dramatically improved and a simple press of a button brought up all the apps loaded to the old unit"
|
94.2% |
snatched a bargain"got this in the prime day sale and so glad i snatched a bargain when i did"
|
93.1% |
battery life is great"the battery life is great"
|
91.7% |
done a terrific"cheap easy to use simple transfer from previous amazon has done a terrific job again"
|
91.1% |
no tablet is brilliant"sound quality was acceptable no tablet is brilliant and you could always connect it to a bluetooth speaker if you wanted to improve the sound"
|
90.6% |
lovely colour"great price & a lovely colour"
|
90.3% |
absolutely great"for reading books all at home or work it's been absolutely great"
|
90.0% |
quality decent"camera quality decent"
|
89.8% |
this device is excellent"as i say this device is excellent"
|
89.6% |
love the colour"i also love the colour"
|
88.7% |
together happy"bargain tablet great quality plastic but really well put together happy with the speed searches on the internet load"
|
88.4% |
good and stable"the screen is crisp and responsive wifi connection is good and stable sound is good considering it only has one speaker"
|
88.1% |
for the fire great"but as for the fire great"
|
88.0% |
less bulky"i am very pleased with this 7inch fire tablet and it's a lot less bulky than the larger one"
|
87.8% |
great gift"i purchased this *3 times from nov dec 2019 because it makes a great gift for preteens"
|
75.0% |
decent time"the tablet battery lasts for decent time about 7h of use and the charging is quick"
|
75.0% |
nicely made"nicely made screen is fine"
|
75.0% |
reasonably good"it won't compare to an i pad but it takes and stores reasonably good photos and videos is efficient with e mails and internet use has calendar facility world clock documents app apps for news and for watching tv programmes and a good general selection of apps with a help facility"
|
75.0% |
fairly quickly"it’s a very nice tablet and if you don’t currently have one this will be great for most people however i find myself comparing this tablet to my ipad the major downsides to this tablet are battery life and app store i have found the battery drains fairly quickly when using it it isn’t bad for the price mind you and the app store isn’t as good as the google play or apples store"
|
75.0% |
efficient option"so all in all this is a brilliant cost efficient option for me!"
|
75.0% |
great features"has some great features on it"
|
75.0% |
unlimited access"99 subscribe to amazon kindle family which allows your children to have unlimited access to various kindle library books"
|
75.0% |
additional benefits"i absolutely love it even without having prime although i can see the additional benefits that would bring"
|
74.9% |
sturdy case"nice sturdy case"
|
74.9% |
seems great"the quality seems great and especially for the price i would strongly recommend"
|
74.9% |
great boon"being able to see her book covers in colour is a great boon"
|
74.9% |
child friendly"tablet is child friendly"
|
74.9% |
look forward"the small size makes it very convenient for my to carry around with me and i look forward to using it when on holiday"
|
74.8% |
some miracle"if she by some miracle managed to cross this hurdle there is fire tablet home screen with more junk preinstalled apps than i've seen on cheap chinese phones 10 years ago"
|
74.8% |
five stars"although i've given everything five stars it's taking some getting used to as it's so different from my old one in terms of screen layout etc"
|
74.7% |
really sturdy"there is such a huge selection of games the screen is fabulous quality and its really sturdy and well built"
|
74.6% |
grand daughter"i use an older model which belonged to my grand daughter as a kindle and it works well but had not bothered with much other software"
|
74.6% |
excellent deal"for the money though – it is an excellent deal"
|
74.5% |
very competitive"we bought this for our lad on prime day as the price was very competitive"
|
74.5% |
good picture"good sound good picture easy to read my kindle books really pleased with it"
|
74.5% |
sensational value"you get what you pay for and for around £50 the fire 7 is sensational value"
|
74.5% |
monthly outlay"i also like that you can for a monthly outlay of uk gbp £4"
|
74.5% |
right choice"it does this very well however on hind sight i think i should have gotten a bigger screen version although then it wouldn’t be as easily carried so maybe i did make the right choice"
|
74.5% |
unlimited option"has a huge amount of kids content with the unlimited option"
|
74.5% |
just perfect"my new fire kindle is just perfect for me just love it & it will get a lot of use"
|
74.5% |
plum colour"great size to slip into my bag love the plum colour as ‘girlie’ but not shocking pink!"
|
74.4% |
sage colour"love the sage colour and nice 7" screen"
|
74.4% |
fantastic screen"fantastic screen for watching anything from your prime video sound from the one speaker is excellent and loud too"
|
74.4% |
many positives"some positive but also plenty improvements need it this tablet has as many positives as negative negatives are a bit longer but "
|
74.4% |
olds birthday"we bought this for our 3 year olds birthday as he kept wanting to play with my daughters ipad and they are expensive lol"
|
74.4% |
very helpful"alexa is as usual very helpful and obliging!"
|
74.4% |
touchscreen capabilities"it is heavier than the kindle but i had an older kindle with no touchscreen capabilities so this is great"
|
74.4% |
very convenient"the small size makes it very convenient for my to carry around with me and i look forward to using it when on holiday"
|
74.4% |
amazing value"i purchased this amazon fire tablet when the black friday offers were on so it was amazing value"
|
74.4% |
just great"it meets my needs just great"
|
74.4% |
sophisticated tablets"of course there are more sophisticated tablets with more features but mostly more features i will not use"
|
74.4% |
very easily"can later age range of content very easily"
|
74.4% |
good condition"the new one it's in good condition for the moment"
|
74.4% |
grey version"99 wow what a bargin a have an orignal kindle grey version i have sync'd all of my books over in seconds downoaded prime films in a few minutes used the alexa app and the browser i cannot rate this product enough i have a smasung tablet as this is just as good"
|
74.3% |
competitive photos"if you want something more sophisticated with large memory large screen precision competitive photos then it may not be for you"
|
74.3% |
subtly different"i have looked on the kindle i am currently using and the wi fi connection page is subtly different"
|
74.3% |
seems good"i absolutely love how good the display is ease of use battery seems good and very pleased with the specification"
|
74.3% |
amazing world"this was their gateway to the amazing world of technology powered by ai alexa "
|
74.3% |
watch & enjoy"it's very responsive and has a very good and clear display large enough to comfortably watch & enjoy amazon prime video and tv"
|
74.3% |
light and easy"i have another tablet but my kindle is so light and easy to hold that it's always my first choice for everything from emails to books films and shopping and staying in touch with family"
|
74.2% |
fabulous quality"there is such a huge selection of games the screen is fabulous quality and its really sturdy and well built"
|
74.2% |
perfect hearing"i had a routine hearing test last year and i have perfect hearing!"
|
74.2% |
great review"product quality is great review focused on amazon special offer only watch out for opting in to the special offer"
|
74.2% |
quiet honest"im not one of those mothers who just pass them the tablet for half hours piece and quiet honest"
|
74.2% |
quality product"a great quality product with built in commercial limitations"
|
74.2% |
very portable"its size is so handy it is very reasonably priced very portable and all the apps i use work really well for me"
|
74.2% |
great item"great price for great item i love it"
|
74.2% |
attractive colours"it comes in a range of attractive colours to meet different tastes"
|
74.1% |
premiership matches"love my new fire 7 tablet app store is great though it would help if it wasnt so difficult to access google play store needed for amazon prime premiership matches in december and also needs an updated bt app to include bt sport app needed to spend hours to sort these out but now all sorted its great have all my kindle books automatically downloaded on to my new tablet so i now have them on two devices and its great that it is so portable as long as i am able to access the internet"
|
74.1% |
good deals"there are some good deals available on amazon every now and then for kindle tablets and i would definitely recommend paying the uk gbp £10"
|
74.1% |
nice and portable"decided on an amazon fire tablet 7 as it's the newest version nice and portable and screen size is large enough to read books or watch films etc"
|
74.1% |
well worth"i find it well worth buying"
|
74.1% |
watch videos"we have a prime account so she is able to watch videos etc"
|
74.1% |
32gb version"it is worth stretching to the 32gb version if one can afford it as low hard drive memory tends to slow down the performance of the tablet"
|
74.0% |
very polite"very polite lady who called me and so helpful"
|
74.0% |
very handy"it is linked to amazon echo so can use this on it too plus all the other amazon apps and sets up automatically from your amazon account which is very handy"
|
74.0% |
crystal clear"screen displays clearly and sound is crystal clear"
|
74.0% |
even simpler"the set up was even simpler than last time"
|
73.9% |
clear and sharp"the 7 is a good size and the screen is clear and sharp"
|
73.9% |
certainly better"certainly better than reading on my pc"
|
73.8% |
messenger skype"downloaded fb messenger skype and spotify what i bought it for with no problem"
|
73.8% |
very capable"without any apps on it this tablet is snappy and very capable"
|
73.7% |
excellent device"technically an excellent device"
|
73.7% |
handy size"great screen quality and a handy size for transporting in your bag"
|
73.7% |
product & easy"good product & easy to use"
|
73.7% |
going strong"the previous tablet has been used extensively by my 5 year old grandson and is still going strong"
|
73.6% |
perfectly good"it has a perfectly good screen and have used it to watch programs"
|
73.6% |
enlarge to read"the brighter screen makes reading a lot easier to my eyes anyway downloaded magazines are easy to enlarge to read"
|
73.5% |
seems unfettered"the fire 7 series 9 seems unfettered when it comes to accessing additional apps many of which were not apparently available according to previous reviews i had read"
|
73.4% |
near perfect"it would be churlish to criticise it at this price so its as near perfect a product as you'll get within reason"
|
73.4% |
cleared sharper"the screen is cleared sharper and it seems more responsive though this may be due to the age of them and how full up their storage is!"
|
73.4% |
apple products"being a fan of apple products they are hard to beat"
|
73.4% |
less expensive"i bought it to take on holiday as it is lighter to carry takes up less room and less expensive than my ipad mini"
|
73.3% |
thoroughly recommended"thoroughly recommended"
|
73.3% |
whole family"as for the hardware you wont find your self emerged in any high frames per second gaming experience but at £25 these tablets are perfect for the whole family"
|
73.2% |
even better"even better deal highly recommended"
|
73.2% |
neat works"smart and neat works well replacing my ancient one when the screen broke"
|
73.0% |
generation fire"i have a number of kindles from an old 2nd generation fire hd to a kindle oasis"
|
73.0% |
much sharper"my previous generation 3 model had much sharper text"
|
72.9% |
simple transfer"cheap easy to use simple transfer from previous amazon has done a terrific job again"
|
72.9% |
lasts ages"i now use on half brightness and it lasts ages"
|
72.8% |
tablet punches"the fire tablet punches above its price and does everything we want from it"
|
72.7% |
good performance"it has a good performance when using the silk browser and the games i play all work well with it"
|
72.6% |
lovely cover"i’ve bought and inserted sd cards on my children’s tablets as well as put a glass shatter proof screen protector and a lovely cover i bought from amazon to protect their new tablets"
|
72.5% |
things quickly"the new 7 is lighter and and searches and finds things quickly"
|
72.4% |
screen clarity links"likes: robust good screen clarity links in to my existing amazon kindle account dislikes: adverts when i turn it on rather than a home screen adverts once i log in and go to my home page cannot remove unwanted app icons from the home screen"
|
72.4% |
more sustainable"hopefully internet shopping will fold sometime soon and we will have less landfill waste and a more sustainable planet"
|
72.3% |
spacial price"mt delight was complete when i hit a spacial price and the unit turned out to have twice the on board memory of the old one appeared to be clearer display had alexa on board the pictures it takes appear improved and the sound quality was also dramatically improved and a simple press of a button brought up all the apps loaded to the old unit"
|
72.2% |
special offers option"beware when you go for the special offers option when purchasing this as there will be ads on the opening screen whenever you start it up if you don’t want the ads then it’s an extra £10 on the purchase price!"
|
71.9% |
very decent"i followed a step by step guide to get google playstore and now with youtube youtube kids gmail and chrome it looks like a very decent device for the price"
|
71.9% |
pleased generally"i am very pleased generally with my new kindle "
|
71.9% |
nice and sharp"the screen resolution is not the best for a tablet 1024x600 with the density of 167 ppi but the text still appears nice and sharp and for the price one cannot complain"
|
71.9% |
useful stuff"i am learning more and more each day and there is clearly a lot of useful stuff on the tablet"
|
71.9% |
surprisingly well"the speakers do surprisingly well considering the size but you can always give them a little boost by using headphones"
|
71.8% |
well built"there is such a huge selection of games the screen is fabulous quality and its really sturdy and well built"
|
71.8% |
added benefits"i use it with its built in alexa like an echo but with the added benefits of a screen and of course any other internet related apps"
|
71.7% |
pleased indeed"am very pleased indeed and if it got lost or stolen would replace immediately"
|
71.7% |
clear and responsive"the sreen is clear and responsive"
|
71.5% |
very insurance"got this as a replacement through the very insurance i took out when i purchased a fire 7 previously"
|
71.5% |
with more storage"* bought the smaller version and inserted a micro sd card for £20 saving £000's by buying one with more storage"
|
71.5% |
bright lights"the shiny screen is a oain in bright lights"
|
71.4% |
handle amazon properties"and while the tablet is the best way to handle amazon properties"
|
71.4% |
increase font size"was able to increase font size so easy to see"
|
71.2% |
very tasty"a major improvement and a very tasty price too"
|
71.1% |
world clock documents"it won't compare to an i pad but it takes and stores reasonably good photos and videos is efficient with e mails and internet use has calendar facility world clock documents app apps for news and for watching tv programmes and a good general selection of apps with a help facility"
|
71.0% |
input socket"this is the third one the first one lasted about 6 7 months and then we couldn't charge it because the power input socket"
|
71.0% |
very juddery"the frame rate of the interface is very juddery"
|
70.9% |
good considering"the screen is crisp and responsive wifi connection is good and stable sound is good considering it only has one speaker"
|
70.9% |
nothing too exciting"the speaker is nothing too exciting but a good set of earphones soon fixed this reading a book on this tablet i find very easy i have set the background colour to black while reading as i find it better on the eyes"
|
70.8% |
monthly subscription"they get access to loads of games for a very cheap monthly subscription but best of all i get to have complete control over their devices all from the comfort of my own phone"
|
70.7% |
worked brilliantly"have had my old kindle fire for 5 years has worked brilliantly "
|
70.7% |
terrific value"however as an entry level tablet the fire 7 9th gen is terrific value"
|
70.4% |
great for games"great for games too"
|
70.3% |
moved around"controls settings have been "updated" and or moved around"
|
70.2% |
other benefits"with alexa included it becomes a great world radio too plus all alexas other benefits"
|
70.2% |
very reasonably"its size is so handy it is very reasonably priced very portable and all the apps i use work really well for me"
|
70.1% |
great quality plastic"bargain tablet great quality plastic but really well put together happy with the speed searches on the internet load"
|
70.1% |
extra few quid"chose the 32gb model which was a no brainer for the extra few quid"
|
70.1% |
brought over"as all of them have different games etc to play camera is also good it isn't bulky like some other tablets i brought over the years it is nice and slender and you can hold it well definitive a worth buy "
|
70.0% |
great however"i have used netflix prime and youtube and again all great however as mentioned the resolution will be lower than your phone"
|
70.0% |
having prime"i absolutely love it even without having prime although i can see the additional benefits that would bring"
|
70.0% |
easy and good"it is easy and good to use and i am very glad i got it"
|
69.9% |
tablet battery"the tablet battery lasts for decent time about 7h of use and the charging is quick"
|
69.9% |
with value"pleased with value"
|
69.8% |
okay the fire 7 tablet"okay the fire 7 tablet was bought solely for one app that’s unavailable on ipad i’ll start with the actual physical unit i’ve small hands and found it uncomfortable to use as the narrow side is too wide to be held in a hands span for me i’m finding it very difficult to adjust to the way the operation of the tablet works and am becoming increasingly frustrated with it however given its price i have no reason to grumble"
|
69.8% |
most noticeable"but most of all the improvement in speed is most noticeable"
|
69.5% |
matching case"also bought the matching case a few days later!"
|
69.5% |
fast broadband"i have good fast broadband and find it slow to change screens or catch up with what i am doing to the point where the app closes as it is unable to action"
|
69.4% |
safe access"we've bought two for our kids now and have signed up to the amazon kids subscription which gives safe access to games video's and books for them to download without any concern or oversight needed from myself"
|
69.2% |
weekend treat"i know it's the same for a lot of different devices depending what apps you are using but sometimes i'm lucky if my son gets a total of an hour from a fall charge it's a weekend treat for him so not constantly on either"
|
69.0% |
easy to carry"its a good size easy to carry and will fit in my handbag if i want to take it with me when i go out"
|
69.0% |
photos and videos"it won't compare to an i pad but it takes and stores reasonably good photos and videos is efficient with e mails and internet use has calendar facility world clock documents app apps for news and for watching tv programmes and a good general selection of apps with a help facility"
|
69.0% |
brighter screen"the brighter screen makes reading a lot easier to my eyes anyway downloaded magazines are easy to enlarge to read"
|
68.6% |
first class"the quality of this one is like all kindle's first class"
|
68.3% |
proper provision"the proper provision of alexa is appreciated but since one of my new year resolutions is not to be unnecessarily lazy i think she will get a lot of time off!"
|
68.3% |
music photos"if you just like littering about on the internet reading music photos face book games"
|
68.2% |
great once i side"great once i side loaded the 4 apk files for the play store!"
|
68.1% |
honest opinion"which in my honest opinion is essential for a decent android experiece"
|
68.1% |
better quality"i fine this is better and it is better quality"
|
67.9% |
huge advert"the major bugbear is that it's just one huge advert for amazon and amazon products"
|
67.7% |
alexa works"alexa works!"
|
67.7% |
gets 5 stars"for the price i paid on the recent prime day this definitely gets 5 stars for me it was a tad under £40 and for a tablet with 32 gb storage it’s bargain country!"
|
67.7% |
works just fine"it’s an android platform but uses amazons apps and not google but ‘silk’ which works just fine"
|
67.6% |
tidy workspace"i like a nice tidy workspace and my screen has to be the same"
|
67.3% |
useful difference"the screen and processor are excellent for the price whilst the extra memory makes a useful difference so i'm glad to have specified that"
|
67.2% |
crisp and responsive"the screen is crisp and responsive wifi connection is good and stable sound is good considering it only has one speaker"
|
67.2% |
great the screen"the reason i have purchased amazon fire tablets and not the other big names it's simple the quality is great battery life is great the screen is great and the speed is there"
|
67.2% |
fine selection"nice size and a fine selection of colours"
|
67.2% |
first choice"i have another tablet but my kindle is so light and easy to hold that it's always my first choice for everything from emails to books films and shopping and staying in touch with family"
|
67.1% |
were very good"we approached amazon and they were very good and replaced the item"
|
67.1% |
with offers"the only negative i can think of is the ‘offers’ that came with mine not with offers wasn’t available when i purchased mine it basically means amazon puts up ideas for things it thinks you might be interested in to purchase they are there at the start up but easily swiped away"
|
67.0% |
zero complaints"i have zero complaints about this product"
|
67.0% |
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Compare Emotion analysis
Fire HD 8 Tablet, 16 GB, Red | ||
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Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
14.2% | 65.3% | 20.5% |
Fire 7 Tablet | 7" display, 16 GB, Black | ||
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Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
13.9% | 67.0% | 19.0% |
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-11-16