![]() The black bezel is hardly invisible, but it’s now an even width the whole way around the display, which gives the devices a cleaner look.įor many people, those dimensions represent pretty much the ideal size for a personal media device and, at 355g, it’s lighter than several competitors. It’s not a premium slate and it won’t win awards for innovation, but the new generation of Fire tablets does possess a slightly neater form factor than before.Īt 202 x 137 x 9.7mm, the tablets are 12mm shorter and 9mm wider than the 2018 version. ![]() Physically, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus is the twin of the standard model: a generic rectangle with a plastic back. If you don’t already have a wireless charger or want to use the Fire HD 8 Plus as an Echo Show alternative, this is certainly worth considering.Īs this is the latest Fire HD 8 Plus model (as of July 2022) it has generally remained full price since launch, but you might be able to find discounts during sales, such as Amazon Prime Day, which in 2022 takes place on July 12 and 13. Either way, at these prices it ranks among the best cheap tablets.Īmazon is also offering the Fire HD 8 Plus in a bundle with Angreat’s made-for-Amazon Wireless Charging Dock for an additional $30 / £30 (approximately AU$38), a saving of $10 / £10 over the standard price. It’s worth pointing out that both versions can also be expanded with a microSD card, for additional storage capacity of up to 1TB. If you generally stream things from the internet, 32GB should be sufficient capacity. Whether it’s worth spending more for the higher capacity variant depends on whether you like to download content. The 32GB storage option costs $110 / £110 (roughly AU$200, though Amazon’s tablets aren’t usually released in Australia), while the larger 64GB version retails at $140 / £140 (around AU$255). As of July 2022 this is still the newest version of the tablet. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) went on sale, alongside the standard Fire HD 8 and Kids’ Edition tablets, on June 3, 2020.
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