Visually Reviewed rate the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet a 9/10
Quick Summary
The Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet has all the apps and features needed for all of your day-to-day activities, without the expensive pricing of a high-end flagship device. The Amazon Fire HD 10 is great value for money and is easily the best budget tablet currently available.
Pros
- Solid battery life
- Large screen
- Amazing pricing
Cons
- Lacking in app variety, especially Google apps
- Poor camera quality
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review
The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019, 9th generation) tablet is Amazon’s budget-friendly tablet packed with Amazon’s own ecosystem of apps that comes with great performance for the price tag. For the past few years, Amazon’s been considered the best when it comes to budget tablets, and this Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet is no exception. This Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet will go over all of the important details, and below, you can find the specifications of the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet.
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet specifications
| Release Date: | 30 October 2019 |
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| Price (at release): | £149.99 / $149.99 |
| Colours: | Black, Plum, Twilight Blue, White |
| Storage: | 32GB, 64GB |
| Display: | 10.1-inch 1080p Full HD (224 PPI) |
| Processor | Octa-core 2.0 GHz |
| Memory/RAM: | 2GB |
| Cameras: | 2MP front-facing, 2MP rear-facing |
| Battery: | 6,300mAh |
| Operating System: | Fire OS 7 |
| Weight: | 504 grams |
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review: Design
The Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet is available in four different colours, these colours are black, plum, twilight blue, and white. These colours are pretty basic, but nonetheless they still look great in all environments. You can see how each colour looks on the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet in the image below.
Although the design of the Amazon Fire HD 10 is very basic, it’s what you should expect from a budget tablet. Some of the key design features of the Amazon Fire HD 10 include the 10.1-inch display surrounded by a thick bezel, USB-C charging port, and the standard physical buttons for power and volume, alongside a 3.5mm headphone jack, something that has been slowly making its way out of modern devices.
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review: Display
The Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet features a 10.1-inch LCD display with a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution at 224 PPI (Pixels Per Inch). Generally speaking, the higher the PPI, the more detail you can see on your display. When it comes to budget tablets, the Amazon Fire HD 10 display ranks very well overall, with a large display and a consistently clear picture throughout.
Despite its respectable pixel resolution of 1920 x 1200, the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet struggles to present a clear picture in the outdoors or against any strong glare. However, the Amazon Fire HD 10 is more than capable of presenting a nice, sharp, and bright image in the harshest of environments that you may experience from inside your home. While the colours of the Amazon Fire HD 10 display can sometimes come off as a little cold, it’s nothing too drastic and it’s something you should expect coming from a budget LCD display.
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review: Cameras
When it comes to camera performance, the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet performs as you might expect for a budget tablet. The Amazon Fire HD 10 features two cameras, a 2MP front camera and a 2MP rear camera. When it comes to video, both front and rear cameras can record up to 720p. If you don’t expect to be taking many pictures or videos, this shouldn’t be too much of a concern.
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review: Battery
The Amazon Fire HD 10 boasts a generous 6,300mAh battery, this is a huge improvement over the previous 2017 Amazon Fire HD 10 model which came with a measly 3,830mAh battery, seeing an incredible 2,470mAh battery size increase. Amazon has claimed the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet can last up to 12 hours on a single charge. Included inside the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet box you will find a 9-watt power adaptor to charge your tablet, this will achieve a full charge in about 4 hours.
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review: Performance
The system-on-chip found Inside of the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet is a 2GHz Mediatek MT8183 octa-core processor, accompanying this processor is 2GB of RAM. When it comes to storage, there are two options that you can choose from, 32GB and 64GB, although it’s worth noting that the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet has support for up to 512GB of external storage with a microSD card.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet will also come preinstalled with Amazon’s latest and greatest operating system, Fire OS 7, which is built off of Android 9 (Pie). Amazon’s Fire OS 7 looks quite similar to previous versions of Fire OS, but it does welcome a few much-needed additions, such as boosted battery performance, increase app permission controls, and improved notifications.
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review: What are the upgrades over the 2017 model?
The main Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) upgrades over the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017) include a much better processor, a USB-C port, much larger battery, and a more up-to-date operating system, which brings boosted battery performance, increased app permission controls, and improved notifications.
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review: Pricing
The (2019 / 9th gen) Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet was released on 30 October 2019. At release, prices started from £149.99 in the UK, and $149.99 in the US. Since its release, the cost of the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet has dropped, and below you can find the best price from Amazon.
Quick Answers
How much does the Amazon Fire HD 10 cost?
Thelatest Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet was released on 30 October 2019. At release, prices started from £149.99 in the UK, and $149.99 in the US.
What are the differences between the 2017 Amazon Fire HD 10 and the 2019 Amazon Fire HD 10?
The 2019 Amazon Fire HD 10 includes a much better processor, a USB-C port, much larger battery, and a more up-to-date operating system, which brings boosted battery performance, increased app permission controls, and improved notifications.
Is the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet worth buying?
If you're look for a great budget tablet, we highly recommend the Amazon Fire HD 10.
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet review: Conclusion
As a whole, the Amazon Fire HD 10 comes with great value for money and brings many improvements over the previous 2017 model. If you don’t mind Amazon’s ecosystem of apps and features, you’ll find this tablet to be the perfect choice for you. Overall, the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet has all the apps and features needed for all of your day-to-day activities, without the expensive pricing of a high-end flagship device. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) is easily the best budget tablet currently available.
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