features, specs and price

Amazon took advantage of the last day of this long summer of 2022 to introduce a new tablet to its catalog. After several months of waiting, the renewal of the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8 it’s a reality. The new tablet retains many elements from the previous generation but changes some things, improving performance.

As expected, Amazon is maintaining the pure Android operating system for its Kindle devices, without Google services. A ‘fork’ of Android AOSP that integrates the Amazon Appstore but for which he offers no additional information. We tell you what we know about the new tablet.

Amazon Kindle Fire 8 Information Sheet

	Amazon Fire HD 8
Filter	8 inch IPS 1280 x 800 HD resolution
Processor	Hexa-core at 2 GHz
Versions	2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB MicroSD up to 1TB
Front camera	2 megapixels
Rear camera	2 megapixels
Drums	Autonomy up to 13 hours Full recharge in 2h30 15W fast charge 5W charger included
Software	TO DETERMINE
connectivity	WiFi 5 headphone jack USB-C
Dimensions and weight	201.90 x 137.34 x 9.60 millimeters 337 grams
Others	Available in black Version with ads and without ads
Price	From $114.99

New Fire HD 8 Tablet, with 8-inch HD display, 32GB storage and 30% faster processor, built for entertainment (2022 model) | Black, with advertising

A new cheap tablet with or without advertising

Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HD 8 comes with, of course, an 8-inch screen diagonal. The e-commerce giant is setting up a IPS panel with HD resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels enough but that leaves the screen density below 200 pixels per inch. And for the battery, without giving a precise figure, it promises up to 13 hours of autonomy and that it recharges to 100% in two hours thanks to the 15W fast charge. Although the charger in the box is 5W, be careful with that.

The processor is an unknown eight-core model that runs at 2 GHz and is supported by a single version of RAM, 2 GB and two internal storages: 32 GB and 64 GB. If we want, we can expand the latter with a microSD, not included, which can reach up to one TB of capacity. Incidentally, Amazon doesn’t tell us which version of Android your new Kindle Fire HD includes either. We’re assuming it’s modded Android 12 AOSP, but we’re just guessing.

We come to the cameras and here we have a 2-megapixel sensor sewn into the back of the tablet and another 2-inch sensor sewn into the front. The new Kindle Fire HD 8 arrives with WiFi 5, headphone jack and USB Type-C port

for downloading and transferring files, and measures 201.90 x 137.34 x 9.6 millimeters and weighs 337 grams.

Amazon Kindle Fire 8 versions and prices

As is often the case with Amazon-branded products, the company is offering its new Kindle Fire HD 8 in two modalities, one with advertising and another without advertising, the latter being the most expensive. We are still talking about a tablet with a fairly competitive price knowing that it is aimed at an audience that is not very demanding in terms of power but who is looking to consume content. The official prices are as follows: