Amazon Fire Max 11 Tablet | Unboxing & Review

Reviewing Amazon's Fire Max 11 Tablet, a FireOS family device for a budget of £249 here in the UK (not including the keyboard and stylus). This unboxing and full tour runs through the highlights and drawbacks of the Amazon Fire Max 11 Tablet, to see if it's one of the best affordable options in 2023.

Despite its mighty 11-inch screen, this tab boasts a skinny and light design that's good for taking wherever you roam. If you pay the extra price for the keyboard dock, you can prop up the Amazon Fire Max 11 and use it as a makeshift laptop or smart display. It's certainly a lot more budget friendly than the Pixel Tablet that's coming to the UK soon.

That display is sharp and poppy, if not quite as bright as I'd hoped. You've also got expandable storage for downloading apps, movies etc, and the Fire Max 11 boasts a dedicated kids mode if you want to keep your offspring entertained.

However, there's no Google Play Store here. You'll be downloading apps from Amazon's own library, which thankfully is well stocked. That UI is also designed to get you spending more money with Amazon, so the Fire Max 11 is best suited to users of Prime, Audible, Kindle etc.

Let us know your own review of the Fire Max 11 tablet down below!

Amazon Fire Max 11 Tablet Unboxing & Review Chapters:
0:00 - Get on with it!
0:34 - What's in the box?
0:54 - Design
2:16 - Ports
2:44 - FireOS & features
4:52 - App Store
5:30 - Keyboard & stylus
6:48 - Kids Mode
7:04 - Alexa & Show Mode
8:14 - Display & audio
9:33 - Cameras
10:14 - Performance & battery life
11:06 - Verdict

[davidmccarthy]

Yes, it is well worth avoiding the ads! I'm still using the 2017 original Fire 10 which is working fine but I'm hoping this comes on sale for next month's Prime Day.

[MichaelW]

I bought the Fire 10 last year and use it almost exclusively for reading e-books or watching the occasional movie (from a flash drive). It's great value and the only drawback is having to sideload a lot of apps, since it doesn't allow access to Google's Playstore.

[LeslieLanagan]

The Fire HD is so underrated. i have a 10 Plus and want to upgrade to the 11 because you can't get the new version of Fire OS without upgrading. They're just so handy, whether we're talking about the 10 or the Max. You don't need a gaming laptop to have a web browser, an Office document, and Facebook all open at the same time. I use AndrOffice, an Android port of LibreOffice. If you add a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, you have a throwdown laptop perfect for basic office or school work. It's not the best or the fastest, but it's the cheapest way to get going with something fairly modern.

[bigpaw]

The ads aren’t bad. Once you turn it on you have one ad on the Lock Screen. Then just swipe and you are on the Home Screen. I don’t know why people loose their mind over it. 🙄 You can side load the Google Play store. I have it on mine. Simple and you can learn how on YouTube.

[potter]

As always straight forward honest reviews, Thanks!

I managed to get the Ad 64gb version with an ancient fire 8 tablet traded in for £97, couldn't resist at the price.

[ratrodgrady]

3:22 The ads are super annoying but all you have to do is go to the support page in settings and type out a good paragraph politely asking them to remove them from your device. It works, and they do it for free without any hassle. I don't think they care lol

[daggerlane]

No mention of side loading the Google Play Store? Presumably can't mention doing that as it would no doubt annoy Amazon!

[MikeOxaflopin]

Just got one with no ads for £105 delivered and put play store on it within minutes. Only bought it for a flight next week.

[TheOGRalph]

Looking forward to getting hold of one of these, my HD 8 and fire 7 have served me very well. The pen is somthing ive been hoping for, only reason I never went for the HD 10.

[colinnicoll]

Decent with Google stuff added, but overall I'd still look to full Android rather than the Amazon version

[andrewjohnson]

For the cost it takes, I think it could be a good option for students as well as official users. Uses a smart Mediatek chip and has good battery power as well.

[oliverstemp]

Another good tablet from Amazon, always worth pointing out Amazon support there products for a very long time as it’s a great buy. But the 10 inch is probably even better.

[marksapollo]

If the tablets are like the Kindles then it’s pretty easy to pay a tenner and remove the ads after you’ve bought the tablet? My Kindle has ads but they don’t bother me as it’s only ads for a book and only on the lock screen.

[MINISTRYOFPIPS]

Cheers, just about to order one today. Dropping in at £139.99 on Prime Members Day UK. I use an old Fire 10 HD which doesn't support Netflix and is painfully slow, so its a no brainer as I use every day. Great for connecting to Desktop PC using Splashtop app. Toodles ! :)

[Davvyk]

loving my new 8 plus for manga and comics maybe I want this

[MrMystri]

I side load google and 90% of the play store apps worked. I had problems with google maps but the tablet was only a spare so weren’t too bothered. Used for books and movies

[Ipinoluwa]

Nice to see your nearing that 1mil. Mark

[joeybonavita]

Thank you so much for the review! I have been questioning myself on trying to upgrade myself onto a new tablet but I didn’t know which brand I wanted to get! I’m usually one of those frugal people who uses something until it dies or starts to get corrosion on the battery. I used to have an IPad Mini 1st Generation. Now I know that a Fire Max 11 is the best way to go for me and my wallet! Thank you so much Tech Spurt and God Bless❤

[captainbilgewater]

Another Fire 10 owner here. Once I converted it to Android (guides on youtube) it became one of my favourite devices.

[MrFreesearcher]

Who else has noticed this is the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 with Amazon's own branding and UI over the Chrome OS platform??? Do check it out, but they really are the same. The IdeaPad Duet 3 is a bit cheaper though at the moment, since it already includes the keyboard, while the Fire Max 11 sells it separately. Remember, Amazon is all about pulling the wool over your eyes, even when they have their prime day deals.