Amazon Official Site Fire HD 8 Pro Tablet 8 inch Display 2022 release Reviews Summary

Build Quality

Pros:

• "It is definitely faster than its predecessors."
• "This one is so snappy and responsive it blew my mind right out of the gate."
• "Sturdy construction, definitely faster than my older tablet."

Cons:

• "But this Hd 8 fire plus is not made with same quality!!!"
• "Within 1 month one the screen went black, and it completely stopped working and charging."
• "These newer fires are the the worse ever."
• "The HD8plus is horrible...no RAM, constantly freezes up, does not respond to commands, etc."
• "This thing is made on the cheap. I don't like the plastic back."
• "I regret my purchase of this tablet, truly. I gave it 3 stars only due to it working alright more than half the time."
• "I am very disappointed and feel I have wasted my money."

Functionality & Features

Pros:

• "I also connected a Bluetooth keyboard which makes it a LOT more productive."
• "Also there is no lag at all when playing my video games So that's a plus."
• "Very easy to go through all the different features."
• "Takes some getting used to when transitioning from Apple products but great features for the price."
• "It's easy to navigate the battery life is great."
• "Much easier to navigate than the old one."
• "With the tablet based on android I can side load the applications I need."

Cons:

• "Bought this for my wife to play Google Play Store apps, found out that Amazon doesn't allow these apps to be installed and work."
• "So I bought this To basically download the apps that I use on my phone so I can read. Unfortunately the apps that I use Cannot be downloaded Because they're not in the app store Very upset right now."
• "The usual Amazon problem of limited apps that will work on it, and some apps that I had downloaded to my old one wouldn't work on the new one."
• "Looks great until you realize you can't get Google Play and download common apps."
• "The buffering is the Kindle Fire's fault, not my internet service (which is plenty fast)."
• "Amazon has been unresponsive to many customer complaints (amazonforum.com)."
• "The expandable memory is not reliable. It kept requiring me to reformat the SD card."

Performance

Pros:

• "The battery life is unbelievable."
• "It has 32GB of storage, which is enough for me."
• "Great price for what’s included (bought 64gb on Black Friday) Was a gift for a family member who LOVES it."
• "I did get the 64 GB version, which is great for space right now."
• "The plus version gives you faster charging and slightly better performance."
• "I like that the battery charges fast and lasts much longer than my previous Kindle."
• "After some testing I found that this 2022 model is in fact slightly better and faster than the previous model."

Cons:

• "Purchase this tablet for travel, it has a very difficult time connecting to Alaska Airlines Wi-Fi/movie system (gogo inflight)."
• "The battery life seems on par with my usage but your mileage may vary depending on your own usage, but I get a couple days of use before I need to consider charging it."
• "To add insult to injury, the audio on this device is absolutely trash."
• "It stutters when I'm on the Internet. Pages freeze, websites won't come up."
• "Got the Fire. Only realized THEN that while 'wireless charging' is the key benefit over the non-plus, it's NOT included."
• "battery discharges so quickly even after not using it"
• "It is noticeably faster than my old one, but still slower than my phone or computer."

Design & Usability

Pros:

• "The screen resolution looks Good could be a little better maybe I imagine on the fire HD10 that it looks amazing."
• "Seems to be faster, and it's slightly larger so my e-books are even easier to use."
• "The tablet itself is larger, but much thinner and lighter."
• "The display is nice and crisp with good color representation."
• "This tablet is so much smaller than my old 8 in fire."
• "It's a nice little tablet for reading, playing some games, and watching streaming content, and it's the perfect size to stick into a purse or backpack."
• "The battery lasts a long time and it fits in your hand just right for reading."

Cons:

• "I don't like the earphone jack and the power cord on the left side because I plug in on the right side of the bed."
• "The only negative thing I can think of is you will need a new case.The buttons have been moved."
• "Over time, there is a youtube advertise banner when I open youtube. The popup banner at the bottom is stuck at the bottom except when I watch Netflix on full screen."
• "If I touch a page wrong... it skips ahead a lot of chapters."
• "However there is no 1080p output (you only get 720p)."
• "The screen is brighter which may take some getting used to."
• "I do wish they would come out with a full HD 1080 or better Fire HD 8 plus."