Plus, you'll also enjoy a traditional Android experience, complete with having access to the Play Store as opposed to the Amazon App Store. onn 8-inch Tablet, which offers the same screen size, same storage options, and more colors, all while being $20 less expensive. The next closest competitor would have to be Walmart's. But the latter is much more intriguing, as the Fire HD 8 Plus includes wireless charging (great for Show Mode), has more RAM, faster wired charging, and is only $20 more. The former is something that you probably shouldn't consider unless you really want the cheapest of the cheap. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2022): The competitionĪt first glance, it may not seem as though there's much competition for the Fire HD 8 (2022), besides Amazon's own Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Plus. And unlike the Fire HD 8 Plus, you can't use the Fire HD 8 with a wireless charger, so you'll probably want to make sure you plug in the Fire HD 8 overnight when it runs out of juice. Amazon claims it will take you about five hours to go from 0-100%, and I'm just hoping that we see future Fire Tablets released with the ability to charge faster than an iPhone with a Lightning connector. Lastly, while we're happy to have USB-C onboard for charging, there's no "fast charging" to be found on the Fire HD 8. Amazon has been making improvements to its own App Store, likely thanks to the ability to install Android apps on Windows, but I still would prefer to have all my apps come from one centralized "store" for everything, kind of like GOG for Windows games. Unfortunately, that ship has long sailed and it's really annoying. Or, at the very least, it would be beneficial for Google and Amazon to play nice and make it so I don't have to buy multiple versions of games just because I have to use the Amazon App Store instead of the Play Store. As I recently mentioned in my Fire TV Cube (2022) review, my discovery of the Google Nest Alexa Skill has made it easy to check my various security cameras without actually having a Nest Hub on my desk in the home office.Īs for the aforementioned gaming, we really need an easier way to install and use the Play Store on these tablets. I've also become quite a fan of the decision to include Show Mode with the Fire HD 8. But you can always throw a microSD card in your tablet if you want to enjoy watching some movies without streaming. In the same vein, there are two different configurations available, as you can opt for either 32GB or 64GB with the Fire HD 8, which is still probably more than enough on its own. Expandable storage is one "feature" that shouldn't have been removed from the best Android phones or tablets, and even though you can get a 1TB microSD card for the same price as the Fire HD 8, there's no such thing as not having too much storage. Speaking of watching videos, something else that I'm really happy to see Amazon stick with is the ability to use a microSD card with its various Fire Tablets. (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)
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