In the last hours Amazon has updated all the websites of its stores to officially present a new tablet, the new Fire HD 8. This tablet is an updated 8-inch Fire model characterized by having connection with Alexa assistant and have a great battery with a life of more than 12 hours approximately.
This new Fire HD 8 can be reserved now but will start shipping from September 21. Those who buy the tablet now can get for 109 euros While those who do so from September 21, will have to pay 40 euros more.
The new Fire HD 8 will be one of the tablets that has more autonomy of the Fire series
The new Fire HD 8 has an 8-inch screen with a resolution of 1.280 x 800 pixels. The device has a 1,3 Ghz quadcore processor with 1,5 Gb of ram.
There will be 16 and 32 Gb ram models but both models will have a slot for microsd cards that will allow expansion up to 200 gb. The rear camera will have a 2 MP sensor while the front camera will have a VGA sensor. In addition to Wifi and bluetooth, the new Fire HD 8 has a 4.750 mAh battery, a great battery for this tablet that will allow us to have up to 12 hours of autonomy.
The operating system of this tablet will be Fire OS 5.1, but in this case it will have all the possible updates, including connection with Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant, so we can use the tablet not only as a reading device but also to buy, listen to music, etc ... can currently be done through apps with Alexa.
In general, the new Fire HD 8 seems an interesting device and it is clear that with this great battery it will make us have a perfect device for reading, although also we can use it for other functions such as watching videos or listening to music. Come on, it seems a great rival for the Kobo Aura One, but it does not have an electronic ink screen ...
I think that for that price it is a very good option. That yes, I do not see it as a rival of the Kobo ... they are different things.
By the way it seems that Amazon definitely abandons the niche of "good" tablets and is dedicated to cheap ones, right? We haven't heard from the HDX or a possible replacement for a long time.
When I was almost convinced of the Kobo Aura One, this tablet from Amazon comes out.
I assume that the reading quality will be much higher on the Kobo or is it?
I had almost decided on the Kobo aura one and now this one comes out. I guess the. Kobo will be much better to read or not?