Engadget - Monday, June 29, 2020 at 4:46 AM
Amazon's brand new Fire HD 8 tablets are $30 off for today only
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Those were unveiled just last
month<https://www.engadget.com/amazon-fire-hd-8-tablets-2020-130036488.html>
and it’s rare to see Amazon discount new branded products. At the same time,
they’re significantly improved from before. Amazon refreshed the Fire HD design
with smaller (though still not small) bezels, a thinner profile, faster 2GHz
quad-core MediaTek 8168 chips, USB-C charging and up to 12 hours of battery
life.
The Fire HD Plus adds 3GB of RAM (rather than 2GB on the regular Fire HD
model), faster wired charging and wireless charging via an optional dock. The
bundle with the wireless charging dock doesn’t appear to be discounted, however.
These are solid tablets for the price, being ideal as Alexa devices, Kindle
readers and Netflix/Prime Video entertainment machines. The downside (and it is
a big one) is that the Fire HD tablets don’t come with Google’s Play Store or
Google apps. That means you’re stuck instead with Amazon’s AppStore and generic
substitutes for apps like Gmail, though you can still get Play if you’re not
scared of sideloading it. In any case, the Fire HD tablets are only on sale
today, so if you’ve been looking at getting one for a family member or
yourself, now’s the time to act.
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