Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus tablet, 8” HD Display, 64 GB, 30% faster processor, 3GB RAM, wireless charging, (2022 release), Gray

The Kindle Fire HD 8 Plus is Amazon’s value-driven tablet that punches above its weight class in several key areas—especially price. Designed for casual media consumption, light productivity, and Alexa integration, this tablet finds a sweet spot for budget-conscious users.🔹 Pros:+ Great Value:At under $120, the Fire HD 8 Plus offers a solid feature set that rivals tablets twice its price. It’s a perfect entry-level option or secondary device.+ Solid Build Quality:Despite the plastic shell, the tablet feels durable and sturdy in hand. It’s compact and lightweight, making it ideal for travel or kids.+ Improved Performance:With 3GB RAM (an upgrade from the standard Fire HD 8’s 2GB), the Plus model handles multitasking and app switching better. For casual use—streaming, reading, browsing—it performs smoothly.+ Wireless Charging & USB-C:Wireless charging support is a standout feature in this price range. USB-C also means faster charging and modern compatibility.+ Alexa Show Mode:Turns the tablet into a smart display, essentially giving you an Echo Show experience when docked or placed on a stand.🔸 Cons:– Fire OS Limitations:Fire OS is essentially a modified Android, and it heavily pushes Amazon’s ecosystem. Without the Google Play Store (unless you sideload it), app selection is limited.– Display Quality:The 8" HD screen is serviceable, but not remarkable. It’s a bit reflective, with modest resolution (1280x800), which can feel dated compared to modern tablets.– Camera and Speakers:The 2MP front and rear cameras are basic, best used for quick video calls or scanning documents. Speakers are average—fine for personal listening, but nothing immersive.🔹 Best For:Casual users who want a reliable tablet for streaming, eBooks, light browsingAmazon Prime members who can maximize integrationParents looking for a kid-friendly device (with optional Kids+ subscription)Budget shoppers who don’t need flagship specsVerdict:The Kindle Fire HD 8 Plus offers excellent value for its price, especially if you’re already in the Amazon ecosystem. It’s not a productivity powerhouse, but for media, reading, and light apps, it does the job admirably. The wireless charging and added RAM make it a worthy upgrade over the base model.

I already own multiple iPads and higher end Android tablets. Why did I end up buying the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus and give it a 5 star rating?This tablet simply exceeded my expectations.I was in the market for a smaller lighter tablet to read books and manga. As good as my other tablets are, they are not easy to hold for multiple hours of reading. Holding a metal and glass tablet with a 10.6 inch screen gets tiring over a few hours.The screen on this Amazon tablet is more than adequate for reading books from the Kindle app. This is near perfect for manga since the screen size is similar to paper manga. Images and text appear nice and clear.Installing the Google Play store was easy. I need apps like Google Home, Keep, Drive, and GBoard. YouTube works just fine.My use case is rather easy to handle. I let my kids test this tablet. If it can keep up with my kids, then it can handle what I need a tablet for.When I handed this off to my kids, they just went overboard on games. They couldn't find all of the games they play in the Amazon shop store, so I'll be referencing some games from the Google Play store.Roblox is a popular app for my kids. The overall performance was good. It really depends on which game they are playing from Roblox. Piggy ran well. Broken Bones was very jittery but playable. Yeet-a-friend plays well if you disable some of the extra options for the game itself. Cookie Swirl C World is playable, but was not the smoothest. Spray Paint played well. Spider also played well. Random OBEEs splayed well.Here is the pattern I noticed with Roblox. If the game supports a large lobby, then there is a greater chance that the game runs a bit slower. I noticed that the large lobby games are running a bit slow, but my kids didn't care. They were still happily playing and winning without issues.Granny Chapter 1 and 2 play well.Gacha Life and Gacha Club ran well.Among Us ran well.They were playing more games, but I couldn't keep up with their long list.Overall, this tablet can run games well enough. It won't be as smooth as a higher end tablet, but I didn't notice any random crashes. My kids would have definitely complained about it. If you are considering this tablet for your kids to play games, you need to consider which games they are playing.Surprisingly TikTok worked well. When swiping through videos, it may take a second to load before it plays. I don't notice that issue on my other tablets. After the initial pause, the videos play well.Since reading and productivity were my main concern, it's a 5 star tablet for the price. Games are just the icing on the cake. Since I don't play them often it would not have been a concern for me. Now I have another device to hand off to my kids in those just in case situations.

I have been looking for an entry level tablet for about 3 months was doing a lot of research into specific models I was looking for a basic media and web surfing w email one day I opened up the Amazon app and saw a pre Prime day sale I already was planning on buying one on Prime anyway when I saw it was only 54.99 I was soldBecause I had already done my research and this was on the list I must say I absolutely love this table it handles everything I throw at it with ease and I have no problem s at all with proformance I'm happy with the build quilty it is plastic but if your using a case it does not matter my expectations were actually blow away with this one I'm super impressed with it especially for 34.99 after my credit is buy it again for sure I recommend itT to anyone that needs a media tablet its not going to play computer gamers I like the grey as well the screen is perfect size and looks great what a deal !!!!!!