Amazon Fire HD 8 (2022) review (vs Fire HD 8 Plus) | Budget brilliance

If you're after a budget tablet, the Amazon Fire HD 8 for 2022 is a great option, especially if all you need is easy access to your favourite content and apps. It's almost a no-brainer, but it's not perfect...

You can buy the latest Fire HD 8 tablets from Amazon using our links below:

Shot, presented and edited by Cam Bunton

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Fire HD 8 vs Fire HD 8 Plus - What's different?
01:52 - Design
03:07 - Display, software and features
05:10 - Performance and battery life
07:00 - Quick note on cameras
07:18 - Verdict
07:52 - Bye bye!

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You can buy the latest Fire HD 8 tablets from Amazon using our links below:

Fire HD 8: amzn.to/3pQv9Md
Fire HD 8 Plus: amzn.to/44jWAwS

[sheldonisnumberone]

How about mentioning that it is the only device that can read your Kindle books out loud to you without paying for the audible book. That is the sole reason I bought a Kindle Fire.

[rubyjreads]

Purchased the Fire HD 8 a few days ago. I have the 10. I need a smaller one that's lighter weight and easier to carry. To read books, it's more convenient.

[bhoqeem]

Yeah, I use the Plus version. Not as awesome as my old iPad 7 (now owned by my wife), but serviceable for my needs of reading comics, mags, and newspapers, streaming Netflix, YouTube, writing my articles sometimes, and...that's it. I don't play games on it.

Update: I was able to install PPSSPP on it and played my favorite falcom games! Super awesome!!

[ENGLISHISBEST]

Got it for £60 on a black friday deal, I put in a 1tb sd card with 1000 albums on it in hi-res flac files. Now streaming from the amazon bluetooth 5.2 to a bluetooth 5.2 reciever connected to my marantz hi-fi with no delay & its amazing. Total cost was about £160 but nothing to me as wife got it all for my Christmas.

[bhgtree]

The Amazon Fire 'Kindle' HD 8/plus is pretty good for its price and its also quite robust which is a bonus. Downside is as mentioned low internal storage size and cameras. If you need a budget tablet to read some books on, put some basic video file on and photos and doc on, then the Fire HD8/plus is a good choice.

[russmawson]

Just bought the fire 8hd (normal not plus). £42. Can't argue with that for something to watch tv and films on and reading books etc

[theNecksLevel]

I bought the Fire HD 8 2017 model and it's served me well over the years but I just upgraded to the 2022 model. Like you said, not much has changed. I expected it to be a little snappier, but really it isn't. I do however like the other upgrades, such as more storage, slightly better battery, a better screen ratio (the 2017 was taller yet not as wide) and the fact that the Fire OS is now on version 8. The 2017 only went up to version 5. I mainly use this device as a way to watch movies on airplanes and for that, it's honestly really fun and practical.

[XcaliburReborn]

When they first started their tablet range it didn’t make much sense. Samsung, huawei and alike had their own budget phablets and tablets that were the same or cheaper than amazons with more power, features and better build quality.
As time has gone on though, those other brands have run the price up on all their lower end devices which has made amazons tablets a really good option for media consumption.

[jackwilson]

If you buy it definitely jailbreak it. In stock configuration it is a device designed to sell you stuff/subscriptions.

[robinj.]

I was very surprised when, only yesterday when I got my brand New Tablet, that it already had the YouTube icon. And I was immediately able to watch any YouTube video I

[janec]

No comments on using it as an e-reader. Thank you for this review for other things though. 🙂

[kwnzgtube]

...ty...very informative...BTW, love the hand print art on the wall and definitely adore that Fender Tweed amp...

[nortoncmd]

Very nice video with great information and NO damn robots.

[josefranciscoV]

My amazon tab i bought way back 2020 is still working perfectly.

[KatallinaVT]

Just bought this in the rose color for manga and light novels and can't wait for it to arrive. Mis;laced my kindle and this was on for $99 cdn vs. the kindle I would have bought being $209. Decided on this because sometimes manga has some color pages and I liked colored covers, plus the larger screen size--8 rather than 6.8--will help with my eye sight. I've had tablets at a variety of price points in the past. Looking forward to this inexpensive little thing doing a very specific job and hopefully doing it well.

[Jbarton]

It would be SO COOL if this had a third party backbone like controller.

[ENGLISHISBEST]

Dont know what you did on the fire 8 but I have just under 1000 hi- res flac albums using a 1gb sd card, you stream that music from the hd 8 to a bluetooth reciever installed on a marantz hifi, its amazing with no delays & great sound. Mayve you use the older hd 8. ?

[minhtu]

Thank you so much for helping me save some money on this year's Black Friday lol

[zankywatanabe]

Omg are you Cam from PhoneDog, i hear a familiar voice and suddenly think it could be you.