It’s always nice to be using a device you can almost forget needs charging, and the combination of USB-C connectivity and wireless charging comes in handy here as I’m never more than a few feet away from something that can top up the tablet. These are tremendous results that outstrip the competition the Galaxy Tab A7 lasted for 13 hours and 13 minutes, while the non-Plus Kindle Fire HD 10 lasted for 13 hours and 45 minutes.Īnecdotally, I’d been using the tablet extensively for a few days, switching between marathon reading sessions and binging Prime Video’s offerings, before I noticed the battery level had dipped down to 8% (whoops). With Amazon’s Automatic Low Power Mode, which kicks in by default once the battery reaches 20% capacity, we saw 14 hours and 35 minutes of life. The Fire HD 10 Plus lasted for 14 hours and 2 minutes on our battery rundown test, which consists of websurfing while on Wi-Fi, with the display set to 150-nits of brightness. Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus review: Battery life Apple’s iPad 2021, for comparison’s sake, earned a score of 3,387 on the same test, but starts at $329. The Fire HD 10 Plus earned a score of 1,399 on the GeekBench 5 multicore benchmark, soundly outpacing the Fire HD 10 (969), but lagging behind the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7(1,405). I took Asphalt 9 for a spin and while performance didn’t feel as lackluster as we saw on the Fire HD 10, loading could feel interminable at times, and the frame rate drops regularly when the onscreen action gets especially intense. Things were decidedly less fluid when more horsepower was required. It’s capable enough for casual usage, and I flipped through menus and fired up music and videos with nary a hitch. Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus review: PerformanceĪ 2.0 GHz octa-core processor and 4GB of RAM power this budget tablet experience. The headphone jack and Bluetooth connectivity will come in handy, if you’re looking for the best audio experience. Crank it up too far, and the experience starts to suffer, as the sound take on an unpleasant, tinny wharble. ![]() Leaving the volume set to about the middle of the tablet’s range produced the best results, from the percussive “oomph” of instruments to dialogue in a TV show. The Fire HD 10 Plus’ speakers are less impressive, but the tablet is still punching above its weight class. It’s worth the expense, though variants without ads seem to suffer from availablity issues (a situation I frequently encounter while shopping for Kindles) you can pay a fee to remove those after the fact, if you don’t want to wait.Į-readers are light and compact, and a proper e-ink dispaly will offer a much better reading experience, but at this price the versatility of a real tablet (albeit one limited to Fire OS) feels worth the compromise. The base model serves up ads on the lockscreen, and you’ll need to pay $15 to get a model that’s ad-free. You can double the storage capacity to 64GB for $219.99, but the tablet supports up to 1TB microSD cards, which could prove to be a better deal - especially if there are sales. The Fire HD 10 Plus starts at $179.99 for the 32GB model. Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus review: Price and availability But if you’re willing to accept a few compromises, maybe that’s okay: the Fire HD 10 Plus offers stellar battery life, a decent display, and enough performance to make for a great value. ![]() ![]() The performance isn’t going to be on par with premium devices, and it’s a little bland, aesthetically. Whatever your budget or requirements, one of these Amazon Fire tablets below will be a perfect match. With Black Friday just around the corner, now's the time to keep an eye out for excellent tablet deals.You’re still stuck with Amazon’s FireOS, which means limited access to Android apps. So, who better to help choose? We've gathered the best Amazon Fire tablets offers choices for every kind of buyer – including the best Fire tablets for young children, the best Fire tablets for everyday apps, the best Fire tablets for gaming and the best budget Fire tablets. Our junior testers are even currently working on a review of the Fire Kids Pro version of the new HD 10, because the kids deserve an excellent tablet as well. We've tested many of these Amazon Fire devices ourselves, putting them through their paces to ensure that we're only recommending the best. The range is regularly updated too with the Fire HD 10 given a significant upgrade back in 2021 with a version also made available for kids. ![]() That's before looking at the Fire HD range which has something for every kind of user including young children. For instance, the Fire 7 is incredibly cheap while the Fire HD 10 productivity version is an Office-capable tablet that still costs less than an iPad.
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