Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus Gray 2022
An enhanced hexa-core processor and 3GB RAM provide 30% faster performance than the previous generation, while wireless charging and a strengthened aluminosilicate glass screen deliver twice the durability of an iPad mini. Its 64GB storage expands to 1TB via microSD, and the 13-hour battery keeps the 345g tablet running all day for reading and streaming. This tablet is best for families and casual users prioritizing affordability, robust parental controls, and Amazon ecosystem content over productivity tasks.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (65th percentile) 65th
- Strong gpu (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (7th percentile)
- Below average ram (12th percentile)
- Below average feature (18th percentile)
- Below average screen (26th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 15 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Expandable | Yes |
Display
| Size | 8" |
| Panel | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.8 lbs |
| OS | Fire OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus | Apple iPad 10th Generation | Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 SM-T870 | Microsoft Surface Pro Surface Pro 7 | QDDQ TB02 TAB9 | UMIDIGI Active T1 Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Enhanced hexa-core processor | A14 Bionic chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | 2 GHz | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 8" | 10.9" 2360x1640 | 11" 2560x1600 | 12.3" 2736x1824 | 10" | 11" |
| OS | Fire OS | iPadOS | Android 10 | Windows 10 Home | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | false | false | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | true | false | true | true |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus | 65.3 | 65 | 12.4 | 26.2 | 30.6 | 17.7 | 28.8 | 38.5 | 6.5 | 88 |
| Apple iPad 10th Generation Compare | 97 | 95 | 31.6 | 72.8 | 74.6 | 59 | 83.4 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 99.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 SM-T870 Compare | 99.1 | 97.1 | 50.6 | 81.3 | 79 | 80.5 | 64.7 | 0 | 96.2 | 91.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro Surface Pro 7 Compare | 92.4 | 88.3 | 65.4 | 76.2 | 30.6 | 80.5 | 83.4 | 77.1 | 78 | 61.8 |
| QDDQ TB02 TAB9 Compare | 83.2 | 79.5 | 65.4 | 48.9 | 79 | 96.4 | 73.7 | 0 | 88 | 71.1 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Active T1 Compare | 83.2 | 79.5 | 87.8 | 26.2 | 87.8 | 77.2 | 51.9 | 87.9 | 88 | 71.1 |
Price
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