Our quick take

Design and build

  • Dimensions: 202 x 137 x 9.7mm / Weight: 355g Finish: Slate Grey colour 3.5mm headphone jack Dolby Atmos speakers Plastic build

Display 

  • 8-inch LCD display, 16:10 aspect ratio 1280 x 800 resolution (189ppi)

Specs and performance 

  • 2.0GHz quad-core processor, 3GB RAM 32GB/64GB storage + microSD (1TB)

Battery life

  • USB Type-C port Qi wireless charging 12 hours battery life

  • Fire OS

To recap

The Fire HD 8 Plus is an affordable tablet that’s substantially built, with the convenience of wireless charging giving the potential for use as an Echo Show if you buy the additional dock, making it a convenient affordable home tablet. It’s not the most glamorous tablet, but it’s hard to beat it for value for money.