The Fire HD 10 won’t replace your laptop – but it’s a perfect tablet for, well, having fun. It’s an excellent 10″ streaming video machine (with most – but not all – of the major streaming services supported), it’s great for reading books, comics or magazines, it’s strong enough to run most mobile-based casual games, and you can even use it for video calls (although the camera is only passable). Their first and major selling point is the price level – these are cheap tablets, and even the Fire HD 10 which I’m reviewing here, normally starts at less than £150, and sometimes even less than £100, if you catch a good deal.īut the surprising bit is that for this low price – you’re getting a lot.
#Amazon fire hd 10 review 2016 android#
So we’re mostly left with Apple’s iPads, which are expensive, Samsung’s tablets on the Android side, which are also expensive, and a few additional not-very-popular minor Android models. Laptops are still very much around, and with smartphone screens getting bigger and bigger, the need for tablets is decreasing. These days, however, tablets are somewhat of a niche product. Up until a few years ago, tablets were the hot gadget to get – big screens (well, bigger than phones), a wide range of apps, and the promise of productivity with optional keyboard attachments – some even believed tablets would replace laptops. So, is this the tablet to get in 2021, and who is it best for? Let’s dive in… Though of course, it’s not perfect – this isn’t an official Android device, so there are a lot of apps missing (especially Google’s ones), the camera is average at best, and you’re constantly being pushed into the Amazon ecosystem.
#Amazon fire hd 10 review 2016 full#
So the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021 model) is sort of in a category of its own: It’s a 10.1″ tablet with a bright Full HD screen, it’s pretty swift and easy to use, has a decent library of apps that includes most of the major streaming apps (including all the UK broadcasters’ catch-up apps) along with games and productivity apps – and it even has Alexa built-in, for hands-free voice control.Īll this – for a VERY affordable price, far lower than almost any tablet with similar features. The Android tablet market is almost non-existent, except for Samsung, which is expensive – and very few others. iPads pretty much defined what a tablet is, but they’re expensive and gated with iOS. Tablets are a strange product category these days.
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