Even though it’s very similar, it’s not exactly the same. With the Amazon Fir OS, you can easy access to your Kindle books, Amazon Music, Videos, Games and other Amazon ecosystem apps. While it isn’t technically ruggedized or waterproof, it does feel more sturdy than a lot of other tablets out there.Īll Amazon Fire tablets run on its own Fire OS, which is derived from Android operating system. The volume buttons, power button, microSD charging port, and headphone jack are on the top of the tablet, along with a microSD card slot on the top right side. If you can deal with seeing the ads on the lock screen, it’s really no big deal as it does not affect normal tablet operations.īoth tablet versions comes with matte plastic housing. You can get rid of the ads for an extra $15. Its readability has been improved since its 2016 release, with the new 2017 Fire 7 handling smaller text a lot better than before.By default, the lock screen shows ads for products on Amazon. Subjectively, the screen looks grainy, and while viewing angles are respectable, the very low 1,024 x 600 resolution makes text look blocky and difficult to read in smaller fonts. It’s a similar story in our other objective tests, with a fairly average maximum brightness of 330.2cd/m2 and a rather high 0.34cd/m2 black level that leaves darker images looking rather grey and milky.Ī contrast ratio of 959:1 isn’t terrible, however it means images and video have a surprising amount of depth, even if the colours aren’t very accurate. It’s easily one of the lowest scores seen from a tablet, and 20% behind the Hudl 2. The Fire was never going to have an amazing screen, given its bargain-basement price, so in many ways a meagre 59.3% sRGB colour gamut coverage isn't surprising. The matte-plastic finish on the back is actually preferable to the glossy fingerprint magnet on the back of the Fire HD 10. Yes, the screen bezels are a little on the chunky side, and it’s surprisingly heavy given the size, but otherwise it’s actually not bad at all. It doesn’t even look bargain-basement when you take it out of the box. The tablets come in four different colours: Black, Canary Yellow, Marine Blue and Punch Red. To get rid of them, you'll need to pay an additional £10, resulting in a £60 (8GB) and £70 (16GB) price tag. These are adverts that are displayed on the lockscreen. The Fire 7 tablet is available in two storage options – 8GB and 16GB – which can be found for £50 and £60 respectively.īoth models come with and without "Special Offers". READ NEXT: Amazon Fire HD 8 review Amazon Fire tablet review: Price and storage options With a Kids Edition also available to parents, the Fire will appeal to everyone. With better connectivity, reasonable battery life and integration with Amazon Alexa, the Fire is an excellent tablet for those on a tight budget. READ NEXT: Best tablets Amazon Fire tablet review: What you need to knowĪt £50 (and frequently discounted throughout the year), Amazon's cheap and cheerful 7in tablet sits in a league of its own. To find out why read the rest of our original review below. In its time, though, the 2017 Amazon Fire 7 was the best-value tablet around. It's since been replaced with the 2019 Amazon Fire 7, though, which again, sees a minor change of specification, including a faster CPU, more storage and hands-free Alexa. Amazon updates its tablets every two years or so but the upgrades are usually minor. In 2017 those upgrades came in the form of a mild spec boost and the addition of Amazon's AI assistant, Alexa, to the tablet's features.
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