Made to be used. Read, watch and play, all on a stunning 7 inch IPS display. Fast 1.3 GHz quad core processor lets you launch apps quickly. Comes with 8GB or 16GB of storage and expandable memory up to 128GB. Snap photos or video with rear and front facing cameras without worrying about running out of space. With 7 hours of battery life you'll have plenty of power to read the latest bestseller.
Fast and responsive: 7 inch display (1024x600), powerful quad-core processor, dual cameras and up to 128GB of expandable storage.
Incredible selection of movies, books and more. Shop over 38 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, Android apps and games, with free unlimited cloud storage.
Great for the whole family, with parental controls that let you filter age appropriate content and screen time limits. Plus, manage web browsing and content usage.
Model number: B018Y224SG.
Display:
7 inch screen.
Resolution 1024 x 600 pixels.
IPS technology.
Multi-touch screen.
LED backlit display.
Fingerprint resistant coating.
Support for simultaneous display of multiple languages.
Specifications:
1.3GHz MediaTek MT8127 quad core processor.
1GB RAM.
8 GB internal storage.
Front facing camera 0.3MP.
Rear facing camera 2MP.
128 .
Fire OS 5 operating system.
General features:
Built-in speaker.
Webcam.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Bluetooth - enabling you to easily and wirelessly connect with other Bluetooth enabled devices.
Microphone.
microSD memory card slot.
Micro USB.
Unbelievable price. Powerful performance. A most sensible tablet, with a beautiful 7 inch IPS display (171 PPI, / 1024 x 600). Fast 1.3ghz quad-core processor and rear and front-facing cameras.
All-new, one of a kind app store experience where thousands of apps, games and in-app items are 100% free, including extra lives and unlocked levels, on top titles.
Shop more than xx million songs, movies, TV shows, books, apps and games. Free unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content and photos taken with fire devices. Add a microSD card for up to 128GB of additional storage.
Additional information:
Up to 7 hours battery life (depending on usage).
10.6mm thin.
Size H19.1, W11.5cm.
Weight 313g.
Happy shopping!!!
Top comments
abhijitdash123
19 Mar 1724#19
Do you realise that how many times it has been the lowest price of £29.99 in the last 2 years - ONCE!!!!
And if you are smart and wanna wait for that to come again, very well, you can wait while the others who are going to use it can get it for the next lowest price of £34.99 which is absolutely great and is a perfect price for this tablet. And don't forget that you get this specifications for the tablet only because it is hugely subsidised :smiley:
milady
19 Mar 1716#30
* I recommend ticking the box that makes these a gift, so they don't come linked to your Amazon account, as there's reports on Amazon of people receiving one that was linked to someone else's account and having all their info on it.*
I have one of these, these are the pros and cons IMO:
Pros:
- extremely low price, I can't see how anyone could find the same functionality in a new tablet for less
- can add Play Store A̶P̶I̶s̶ APKs and have Amazon stuff as well
- good for trying out to see if a tablet is for you, first-time tech users, and if you are on a budget. Also good as a secondary tablet or spare, I have one that I just keep for anyone to use as a music player in the kitchen, with no-one's personal stuff on. If you take one of these out with you, it sounds weird but it's a relief knowing you don't have a £400 piece of kit on you :laughing:
- good for the elderly if they are not good with tech and don't want to make a big financial commitment
- really amazing what you get for £34, I use Youtube, Spotify, TuneIn (radio), Evernote (note taking/organisation), Kindle reader, iPlayer Radio, iPlayer tv, Netflix (for subscribers) and obviously internet browsing, all for that price.
- expandable with an SD card
- I find the size ideal for taking with me on a trip etc. as it fits in my handbag easily
Cons:
- screen resolution is not great, fine for watching films, shows up when reading so sometimes you have to zoom in. Usable but definitely not crisp.
- no GPS, so Google Maps not that accurate, but then most people have that on their phones anyway
- as you are bypassing Amazon's OS, you don't know when they might pull the plug on that
- poor camera (ditto re:phone)
Just to make something clear, like most tablets this tablet does not have 4G, it is wifi-only.
arpster
19 Mar 1710#18
bit of a dumb response...if for whatever reason you missed the deal last time around but are now in the market for the item then its obviously still a good deal.
Hot
northwales to migavupe
19 Mar 176#20
so if you require a tablet now, then explain how would pay the lower price. answer is you can't. So if your happy to pay this price, then it's a deal for you. only mug is the one who waits too long and never gets anything.
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biggysilly
19 Mar 173#1
smidav to biggysilly
19 Mar 17#75
Unless I'm missing something isn't that showing the price of the 16GB model and the description of the 8GB?
puddles9999
19 Mar 171#2
Heat
kay1992 to puddles9999
19 Mar 17#29
There will not be a contract that states 'you will buy our product but you must ALSO sell it at the price we tell you to.
northwales
19 Mar 171#3
and do you have a time machine to back in time
CosmicAero
19 Mar 173#4
good tablet. just put an android ROM on it
Haylhoo
19 Mar 17#5
are these good enough for the kids to play app games, watch you tube etc or worth paying more?
puddles9999
19 Mar 173#6
Yes good for kids
Monaco.Blue
19 Mar 171#7
My trusted Kobo's battery life is rapidly deteriorating. Is this a worthy replacement? I can use Calibre to convert from ePub if necessary. Thanks.
amour3k to Monaco.Blue
19 Mar 171#65
Yep!, the OP's above Tablet would be perfect for alllll that! .. via the pre-installed Amazon Underground App (Amazon's 'equivalent' to Google's Android Play Store, etc?).
You also tend to forget, Amazon were one of the earlierish innovators of the eBook Market?, with their Amazon Kindle Tablet some years back, etc, etc?.
I below Sony's own excessively over-price £250+ eBook Reader (Chinese Markets aside ... ) were the only one's that 'opened' this Market first, etc? (and everyone else that followed, became everyone else that also followed?, lol). :-)
And the rest as they say, is History ..... lol.
nougat
19 Mar 171#8
I think you are reading too much into a comparison picture! I bought one each for my two children Christmas 2015 for this price as it was a good deal then and still is. The tablets are still going strong after 15 months which is more than can be said for the hudl they had before and useless usb charging port that lasts about 6 months
pooool
19 Mar 171#9
Nice size for carrying around. Good value too...
Meathotukdeals to pooool
19 Mar 17#35
That for me is the tablet's big problem. The display is skewed. If peeps can't spot this on general photos, just put a pic of a circle on there. See it turn into an oval. Wish this would be addressed with some update from Amazon.
abhijitdash123
19 Mar 171#10
Ooh...these are awesome last time i got them. I got the 16GB but eve the 8GB is sufficient for basic use. It works great as a daily tablet and especially in the Kitchen to play songs, watch videos and stream from Prime if you have subscribed to it.
Great little tablet. Very HOT for the price.
kay1992 to abhijitdash123
19 Mar 17#21
The answer is simple. Don't buy it as it was lower before so retailers will have to lower the price at some point. :smiley:
adamdroitwich
19 Mar 171#11
Great for the gym too
Rid1
19 Mar 171#12
"Stunning display" lol, i guess for this price it is good enough
dozzum to Rid1
19 Mar 172#14
I've been using one for the last month while I am away with work, paid £35 and its brilliant for the money.
Yeh there's a bit of lag when opening apps but it's fine for browsing, facebook and watching videos.
I haven't played any games on it but read some online reviews and apparently its more than capable for the standard stuff.
I'll be giving it to my 2 year old to use when I get home as the Amazon kids mode is really good, there's a free and paid for version.
Worth remembering that a lot of apps are not available through the amazon app store, but are usually easy to install manually.
Just google the name of the app and apk
Then download and run the apk file.
migavupe
19 Mar 173#16
Or just install google play store on it. :neutral_face:
sato to migavupe
19 Mar 172#17
Was going to buy this for reading manga, I think the 8GB model should be fine
amour3k to sato
19 Mar 17#71
Depends on how your Manga is to be then read?.
If all your Manga is purely read 'online'?, then 8GB, or 16GB is of minor consequence?.
IF however, your Manga is to be rather read 'locally'?, then .....
Don't bother with the 8GB again, and stick to the 16GB instead basically? (as the 'Graphic RICH' content of some of those Manga eBooks can be voluminous in every sense of the word!, from 100's of pages deep per 1, to 100's of MB's in size per 1 too! .. and after Amazon's Fire OS has taken it's fair share of space on the Device, your NOT going to have a whole heap of change left from only 8GB?, trust me on that ..... UNLESS ofcourse, you do like what I would rather do, put alllllll such eBooks onto an SD Card instead, then place that within the Tablet instead, etc?, and/or blatantly rather go for the 16GB one as it is?).
That's how I would do it anyway ...
So, you need to know how your going to use your stuff basically?. :-)
northwales to migavupe
19 Mar 176#20
so if you require a tablet now, then explain how would pay the lower price. answer is you can't. So if your happy to pay this price, then it's a deal for you. only mug is the one who waits too long and never gets anything.
arpster
19 Mar 1710#18
bit of a dumb response...if for whatever reason you missed the deal last time around but are now in the market for the item then its obviously still a good deal.
Hot
abhijitdash123
19 Mar 1724#19
Do you realise that how many times it has been the lowest price of £29.99 in the last 2 years - ONCE!!!!
And if you are smart and wanna wait for that to come again, very well, you can wait while the others who are going to use it can get it for the next lowest price of £34.99 which is absolutely great and is a perfect price for this tablet. And don't forget that you get this specifications for the tablet only because it is hugely subsidised :smiley:
northwales
19 Mar 171#22
actually NO they won't. Products like Amazon can only be sold at the price that Amazon tell them to sell at.
Haylhoo
19 Mar 171#23
how easy is it to install the Google Play app (can see a step by step guide where have to install apk files etc) and from there does Google+ perform in the way it usually would on android for backups and other associated account functions?
kay1992
19 Mar 171#24
Says who? Once retailers buy their products from wholesalers and manufacturers they can sell them at any price they want, throw them in the river if they wanted. It's no longer Amazon's responsibility. They've already got their money. :wink:
northwales
19 Mar 171#25
in this case, Amazon says so. The retailers agree to the terms under which they can sell there products. If they don't follow the terms, they longer get supplied with the products. It's that simple. Apple, Sky and many other manufacturer's do the same.
dozzum
19 Mar 172#26
.[/quote]Or just install google play store on it. :neutral_face:[/quote]
Cheers, I didn't realise that was possible without rooting.
Not the case at all if it's part of a legally binding contract; which with Amazon, it certainly will be.
milady
19 Mar 1716#30
* I recommend ticking the box that makes these a gift, so they don't come linked to your Amazon account, as there's reports on Amazon of people receiving one that was linked to someone else's account and having all their info on it.*
I have one of these, these are the pros and cons IMO:
Pros:
- extremely low price, I can't see how anyone could find the same functionality in a new tablet for less
- can add Play Store A̶P̶I̶s̶ APKs and have Amazon stuff as well
- good for trying out to see if a tablet is for you, first-time tech users, and if you are on a budget. Also good as a secondary tablet or spare, I have one that I just keep for anyone to use as a music player in the kitchen, with no-one's personal stuff on. If you take one of these out with you, it sounds weird but it's a relief knowing you don't have a £400 piece of kit on you :laughing:
- good for the elderly if they are not good with tech and don't want to make a big financial commitment
- really amazing what you get for £34, I use Youtube, Spotify, TuneIn (radio), Evernote (note taking/organisation), Kindle reader, iPlayer Radio, iPlayer tv, Netflix (for subscribers) and obviously internet browsing, all for that price.
- expandable with an SD card
- I find the size ideal for taking with me on a trip etc. as it fits in my handbag easily
Cons:
- screen resolution is not great, fine for watching films, shows up when reading so sometimes you have to zoom in. Usable but definitely not crisp.
- no GPS, so Google Maps not that accurate, but then most people have that on their phones anyway
- as you are bypassing Amazon's OS, you don't know when they might pull the plug on that
- poor camera (ditto re:phone)
Just to make something clear, like most tablets this tablet does not have 4G, it is wifi-only.
Haylhoo
19 Mar 171#31
Or just install google play store on it. :neutral_face:[/quote]
Cheers, I didn't realise that was possible without rooting.
Just done it!
[/quote]
how easy was it to do please? i don't even know what apk is lol
mecheekymonkey
19 Mar 17#32
But what if we use the time machine to go forward and buy it when it's even more cheaper?
rosygirl
19 Mar 171#33
Thanks OP, have just ordered one to take away at Easter as my kindle fire battery is not as good as it was.
Haylhoo
19 Mar 17#34
when you subscribe to a thread and keep getting notifications of comments which turn out to be nonsense
Haylhoo
19 Mar 171#36
to an extent where a 9yr old is likely to notice? or is it not that bad
Meathotukdeals
19 Mar 17#37
Screw that. I'd go back and visit Mr van Gogh and other makers of current art 'masterpieces'. Buy a stack of their paintings at rock bottom. Come back and 'discover' these new pieces.
Meathotukdeals
19 Mar 171#38
Well depends on the 9 yr old. I noticed it straight away, I looked on the Amazon reviews and saw one person mention it. So maybe most people don't notice.
hashman to Meathotukdeals
19 Mar 17#39
Looking for a tablet tht has hdmi or supports mhl
Fire 5th gen does neither eventhough 4th gen supported mhl
Any ideas
migavupe
19 Mar 17#40
Lmgtfy. :neutral_face:
retrogeezer
19 Mar 17#41
Cheers, I didn't realise that was possible without rooting.
Just done it!
[/quote]how easy was it to do please? i don't even know what apk is lol[/quote]
I'd like to know how to do this too, googling it says the tablet needs to be rooted.
migavupe
19 Mar 17#42
how easy was it to do please? i don't even know what apk is lol[/quote]I'd like to know how to do this too, googling it says the tablet needs to be rooted.[/quote]
Try using google better.
hashman
19 Mar 17#43
I can google myself thank you
but rather am looking for someone who would consider the fire and is on this thread to provide a reliable tablet alternative if they know.... if they don't then keep moving.
I already have 3 tablets for the kids but need an hdmi version to project on tv for myself
retrogeezer
19 Mar 174#44
Yeh, thanks for that super helpful reply. A link would have been better and saved a few people some time but never mind, I have found it myself anyway.
And hashman, we have 2 of these tablets and for the money you can't go wrong but they don't have hdmi out.
migavupe
19 Mar 17#45
Try using google better. [/quote]Yeh, thanks for that super helpful reply. A link would have been better and saved a few people some time but never mind, I have found it myself anyway.
For anyone else, I used this and it seems to have worked o.k: https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603
See, that wasn't hard was it migavupe.
And hashman, we have 2 of these tablets and for the money you can't go wrong but they don't have hdmi out.[/quote]Good lad.
hashman
19 Mar 17#46
Agreed
I have 3 for the kids - first thing I did was downgrade to older firmware and installed a stock ROM so that I could completely get rid of FireOs.... perfect companion for the kids.
Would happily buy another one if only I could have teh hdmi... thats the only thing lacking for me now
thanks Op just ordered for my 4 year old grandson he is a whiz on his mums kindle fire
*Vincent*
19 Mar 17#52
Had one for the best part of a year, and I'm surprised how good it's been. Yes it's a bit laggy as mentioned, and the battery is pony, but I use it daily and now considering buying a second for when the other's charging (which is often!). The Amazon gumpf doesn't really get in the way, and have put chrome on it as their browser is....best binned. Cheers OP!
hat_ok_dear
19 Mar 17#53
Price is great. Tablet is great. Free Amazon apps are great. But Amazon support can be ridiculous. If you give this tablet as a gift, Amazon will expect them to return the tablet if it breaks. They also expect them to have a credit card on their account before they'll ship a replacement. They won't allow the purchaser to return the tablet. Arguing about Amazon's obligation to offer warranty to the purchaser will result in Amazon hanging up on you!
Nujol to hat_ok_dear
19 Mar 17#76
I had a shock when I bought one as a gift - with no pre-warning Amazon automatically linked it to my Amazon account and allowed purchases on it authorised to my account from the get-go. Apparently their standard practice if bought directly from Amazon! Had to actively remove it as an authorised device via a rather circuitous route, after seeing a number of purchase emails appear one after the other for apps the person it was given to was buying/downloading. They did sort it out, refund etc. and pointed out I should have ticked the "it's a gift" option when ordering - but who does that?? - I assumed that was for having it gift-wrapped.
Anyway - this is from Argos so won't be an issue :smiley:. Thanks OP.
revdesol
19 Mar 174#54
Ah folks, this is a deal sharing site that's all about helping each other. There's really no need for the tit for tat responses.
MrPuddington
19 Mar 171#55
I had a tablet with a 16:9 display in a 16:10 resolution, and even for casual use I was not ok with the distortion. And kind of picture, person, circle, it all looked off (well, it was off). So I think the display is the main weakness. (And at this price, maybe that is ok?)
Stevie.Badman
19 Mar 17#56
These tablets are pi$$, rammed with advertising.
abhijitdash123 to Stevie.Badman
19 Mar 17#58
As far as i have used the tablet, the only place where Amazon has advertising is on the lock screen and apart from that nowhere else. If you have advertising elsewhere, its because of the apps you have downloaded from the store and nothing to do with the tablet as such.
DonkeyKonk
19 Mar 17#57
Great tab for the price, i got one cheaper when i was in my time machine next week and with the official cover they had at the time. Makes a very solid package if traveling around reassuringly chunky and solid enough to through in a bag, etc, unlike high end tablets.
Rickardo
19 Mar 17#59
There can be with some goods and manufacturers may not even permit certain retailers to stock them at all - Levis and Tesco had a spat over minimum pricing of their jeans.
fayraz
19 Mar 17#60
Thanks, reserved 3 for the kids.
soma
19 Mar 17#61
Does have anyone have any experience of using these for watching movies (not streaming). I've got a number of movies in various formats mkv, mpeg, divx etc that I'd like to be able to watch on a tablet. Is this do-able on the fire? Most of the reviews talk about amazon prime, streaming etc and I can't seen how useful it is for different file formats stored on the memory card.
SteelCity to soma
19 Mar 174#63
This is a bargain device at this price, I've had one for 2 months at this price. Heat Added!!
2 potentially negative things worth noting:
ROOTING: It is no longer possible to root this device software (Mine is version 5.3.2.1). If that's what you intend to do to make this a fully functional android device, you can't.
SD CARD: while expandability by SD card is very useful for all Amazon content, it's not possible for most apps to write to the SD card. App Permissions within the apps dont allow it and can't be changed without it being rooted. (see above)
For example Onedrive, Netflix, iPlayer, YouTube, any app where you might want to use the SD card can only download to the device's internal memory.
With 16GB version this probs won't matter as all Amazon content will go on SD card.
8Gb version is in fact 6Gb to start with and after installing Google services and only the most essential apps I need I'm left with 1Gb to play with. Not enough! :smile:
Some apps can be partially (around 10-50% usually) moved to the card to save some internal memory.
Essentially this device is a shop-front for Amazon which is brilliant if you subscribe to prime, but not so much if you wish to consume your own content.
Until rooting becomes possible!
I hope this helps someone!
SteelCity to soma
19 Mar 17#64
Forgot to mention the tablet is not seen or accessible as mass storage from the laptop either...
Rickardo to soma
19 Mar 171#69
You can transfer your movies to SD card and install VLC (from standard Amazon app store) for playback of most formats.
teerex
19 Mar 17#62
Google play no longer working on mine so I'll try re-installing it using the guides above. Thanks
amour3k
19 Mar 17#66
Ahhhhhhhh yes!, I REMEMBER that one!, WOW!, it was like just over 10 years back? (if I recall well?), and that 'spat' was HUGE!!.
LEVI (unlike TESCO at the time ... ) were more intent on serving up their own 'interests', more so than not, and .....
It was in all the Media at the time.
It became an unfortunate Consumer faux-par ...
amour3k
19 Mar 17#67
That's a point.
True enough to also be said with any App downloaded to a Device really?. :-)
It's like drawing 'lots'.
Sometimes you get the long straw, sometimes you get the short one instead?. :-)
amour3k
19 Mar 17#68
These Tablet have come down to the same prices they respectively were on Black Friday/Cyber Monday going of last Year 2016 ... NICE!. :-)
amour3k
19 Mar 17#70
:-)
soma
19 Mar 17#72
Thanks Rikardo. I'm a big fan of VLC on the PC - plays anything thrown at it. Tried VLC on the iPad and it's not nearly as versatile - have you used VLC for mkv, mpeg, 720 of 1080 files?
reddit
19 Mar 17#73
Price fixing is illegal.
kutekitty
19 Mar 17#74
I got one of these in 2012 and the charging port was quite delicate. Apparently it was a common problem back then. Is it still an issue?
Also, if you can't root it, does that mean you can't install a custom ROM. That would be a shame, as I think you can't install Google Play any more, which limits some of the appeal.
abhijitdash123
19 Mar 171#77
Used VLC player on the Fire tablet and it worked just fine. But I preferred MX player personally. Plays all the videos. I think i installed play store and got these apps though :smiley:
eyesnevertellies
19 Mar 17#78
Gutted... Got this full price from Tesco last week!
haleemah
19 Mar 17#79
Just ordered from John Lewis as they will price match for me plus 2 yr warranty
Sawb
19 Mar 17#80
You trolling everyone? Suggesting people wait indefinitely for a lower price is the retarded thing here. I don't like paying more for something that has previously been cheaper and personally will wait if I'm in a position to wait, what's so hard to understand that not everyone has the privilege of waiting around.
aishakhan894
19 Mar 17#81
I bought it for £19.99 Christmas 2015 because of a special offer and a discount through the prime app.
stockie
20 Mar 171#82
The 1st and 2nd generations (one of which you had) had a issue with poorly soldered ports, this 5th generation version (which you don't have) doesn't seem to suffer with the same issue.
amour3k
20 Mar 172#83
You can download the Google Play Store APK off the Net on your PC or something?.
Then copy it across to a Micro SD Card (via a relevant USB-enabled Micro SD Card Adaptor, etc?).
Then put that same Micro SD Card in the Amazon Tablet.
Then via the Tablet's relevant 'File Manager ', locate the Play Store APK on your Micro SD Card via the Tablet.
Then install it?.
Then, Bob's your Uncle ..... hehehe. :-)
amour3k
20 Mar 17#84
I agree with you ...
And so is murder!.
But that still happens though?.
opaninkofi
20 Mar 17#85
That is NOT price fixing. U can't offer sales (reduced price) on a branded product without the knowledge of the producer/owner of that product. It 's a basic supply chain concept acceptable the world all over.
reddit
20 Mar 17#86
Yes it is price fixing because a retailer has to be able to have independence and it has nothing to do with a brand.
fayraz
20 Mar 17#87
Is there any tutorial on how to install a custom ROM?
Blade3
20 Mar 17#88
Anyone know if Kodi will go on it? Anyone loaded it on a Amazon Tablet ?
Blade3
20 Mar 17#89
Has having only 1GB Ram been an issue for any owners ?
Can you add more Gb onto these easily To make it 2GB, 4GB etc?
I need a short term replacement tablet as my old one is playing up and not ready to splash out on a high spec one. If my Time machine was still working I would just go back to that one occasion where it was cheaper and pick one up. As its not I am going to have to be a 'Mug' and pay todays cheapest price. I dont know how I am going to live with myself. :stuck_out_tongue:
PS, When I get my time machine working again, Would you like a lift? Perhaps under a bridge somewhere? :smirk:
djh1975
20 Mar 17#95
I bought two when they were £29.99 they are starting to play up now, shut off for no reason & becoming very slow but I've had a good 3 years out of them, so can't complain.
twe
20 Mar 17#96
Maybe battery failing or needs calibrating?
Chris-C
20 Mar 172#97
I've bought one via amazon - thanks for pointing out they'd dropped their price.
I didn't fancy walking into town to pick up from Argos so I can now use amazon prime.
It's very easy to get the play store working on these and turn off the ads.
I only bought mine to use in the kitchen to control the chromecast and for youtube / recipes.
KittyKate
20 Mar 17#98
I bought this recently to use on holiday so I don't have to take my ipad - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06WRR6HXN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For the extra fiver you get bluetooth, a slightly better res screen and none of that ads or linking to your amazon account stuff. It's a nice little tablet, ideal for playing games and watching movies on the plane.
norfolkbroadslim
20 Mar 17#99
If you've had it a good 3 years, it isn't one of these. They were released in September 2015.
abhijitdash123
20 Mar 17#100
You will have limited scope of multitasking with different apps open at the same time with 1GB RAM. So, you will have to work on only one thing at a time preferably. Never had any problems with that though.
Few tabs in the browser was also no problem.
Unfortunately you cannot increase RAM on tablets on your own. It is the same that it originally comes with.
Uridium
20 Mar 17#101
That doesn't help If you are using Kids mode though as only apps from Amazon store can be added to the kids mode accounts on the tablet.
midiman
20 Mar 17#102
According to Spec, they have Bluetooth. Can anybody confirm if this is the case?
biggysilly
20 Mar 17#103
donegal
20 Mar 17#104
no can do.
you could on older firmware but you can't on current firmware. yet.
Lady_Luck
20 Mar 17#105
I wouldn't go back to a Fire after getting a basic Android tablet.
Even as a light user i say don't bother with the 8gb version, too small these days.
migavupe
20 Mar 171#106
That wasn't a stipulation.
The question was how to get non Amazon apps and I answered it.
vtec
20 Mar 17#107
yes. what's your point.
Dodge62
20 Mar 17#108
Yeah, I did that too. Then they had a recall on the power supply (that I wasn't using) and paid me £12 to "buy a new one". All in all, a pretty good buy for £8!
Wife uses it all the time. Obviously nobody's going to get one for £8 but £35 is still a very good price.
dean_brfc
20 Mar 17#109
I bought one for the same price a few weeks ago, totally regret it.
All I want it for is to have recipes/videos of recipes going in the kitchen whilst I'm cooking. It's so bloody slow though, I've just gone back to using my phone.
Hoping someone will work out how to flash clean Android on it soon, or I'll have to sell it.
jamierichardson129
20 Mar 17#110
These do have lockscreen adverts with a £10 charge to disable them, if its of interest to anyone.
JABBERWOC
20 Mar 17#111
Got a link, please, mate?!
raggedy
20 Mar 17#112
ALWAYS? Not true and very far from it. Else we wouldn't hear stories about doctors sending people home to take aspirin and then dying. Doctors are human, we all make mistakes.
Uridium
20 Mar 17#113
didn't say it was....just thought it was worth pointing out that side loading google play store isn't a magic bullet if you plan on buying one of these for use by kids with Amazon's Kid mode.
It's a shame as the Kid mode is really good...just limits you to amazon appstore only apps. I also found that Plex wouldn't work in kids mode if you don't have a Plex pass.
elmo-1
20 Mar 17#114
It goes on easily, check out some youtube videos on installing to the tablet
dean_brfc
20 Mar 17#115
That wasn't the point though, he said "more qualified". A doctor is always more qualified. That doesn't mean they'll always get it right, but that's a different thing.
raggedy
20 Mar 17#116
But that's the scary thing. Just because they're more qualified doesn't mean they should be trusted or relied upon to give accurate or unbiased opinions without their own personal bugbears influencing their decisions. When you go to a doctor's with an ingrowing toenail and he/she blames smoking on the cause, that isn't impartial advice for the good of the patient.
flyingby
20 Mar 17#117
Hi all. Question please. Is there a difference in terms of what's included with the Kindle if I buy this elsewhere such as John Lewis or Argos? On Amazon's website it says for this price it includes " Special Offers ". I don't know anything about Kindle.... thank you!
sato
20 Mar 171#118
They will basically display adverts on your lock screen + on the tablet itself. If you pay like £10 more "without offers" they won't appear.
Not sure if the argos / john lewis ones will have adverts (I assume so)
chrisk2010
20 Mar 17#119
Great little tablet brought two of these at Christmas for the boys a fiver less just ordered another for my daughter as I don't fancy waiting 8 months for a fiver. Heat :smiley:
Monaco.Blue
20 Mar 171#120
When I saw that it related to discounts on selected cases if you bought the kindle. Click the offer link.
aleyes
20 Mar 17#121
I bought one last year at £34.99 and was stunned to find that it runs the latest Kodi 17 Krypton flawlessly!
charliebrown
20 Mar 17#122
Yes you can - I have my Fire set up for Chromecast and have Google store set up for apps - brilliant little tablet. Runs Kodi and excellent for Kindle because its so light.
I got mine from Argos on Black Friday for £29.99 but Quidco were doing £10 cashback on £25 spend at Argos so paid £19.70 fot it.
Could you share the instructions for that, please?
Triker
20 Mar 17#124
Collected mine from Argos, Thanks OP, currently listening to some music which came re the free Prime for a month deal.
Pleased with this.
I posted the other deal which is this price on Amazon, who price matched it.
Pickaname
20 Mar 17#125
These are fine if you want to mainly consume Amazon content. I found mine frustratingly slow for general browsing and Facebook. It also seems to struggle to keep hold of a WiFi signal, needing a toggle of the WiFi to reconnect.
Blade3
20 Mar 17#126
Thanks Aleyes - if it can read APK files ok then or I guess you download it from the websites from Chrome, Safari etc right ?
Blade3
20 Mar 17#127
Yes you can - I have my Fire set up for Chromecast and have Google store set up for apps - brilliant little tablet. Runs Kodi and excellent for Kindle because its so light.
CB great deal you got , well done :wink:....What's best way to get Kodi to run on it thru Google store or downloading the .apk file ?
Blade3
20 Mar 17#128
What's best way to load & get Kodi to run on it on this tablet , thru Google store or downloading the .apk file ?
Blade3
20 Mar 17#129
Cheers Elmo - will do , got it loaded on Fire Tv so guess must be same method i.e. Using File Explorer app & dloading the Kodi apk
AshleyJones94
20 Mar 17#130
How well does this cope with Kodi and being hooked up to a TV if possible?
ady85
20 Mar 17#131
is it worth getting a screen protector for this?
3applepie
20 Mar 17#132
for 35 quid its worth it
aleyes
20 Mar 17#133
I managed to do it using instructions off one of the 1st google pages after searching 'install Kodi on Fire tablet' then eventually used Silk Browser to go to https://kodi.tv/download/ and selected the latest APK - Krypton 17.
Believe me, I turned this on and I was STUNNED. In fact I'm still STUNNED now. I don't know, maybe not just not one of them UNSTUNNABLE people.
gavsewell84
20 Mar 17#138
Kay1992 you need to check your facts... there are ABSOLUTELY agreements of this type between retailers and manufacturers...
toto123
20 Mar 17#139
I bought the tablet today and my kids have managed to buy ££ worth of apps already :confused: apparently 1-click purchase is applied automatically as i did not turn it on.
It seems impossible to turn it off. Please someone help me
niceguyrick
20 Mar 172#140
Mother's Day present sorted! Thanks op
Uridium
20 Mar 17#141
Change the one click settings on the amazon website....
Amazon website>Your account>Settings>View or change your 1-Click settings>
Then either turn off everywhere or turn off for individual devices
billsmith
21 Mar 17#142
Retail Price Maintenance was outlawed in the early '60s.
Tequila
21 Mar 171#143
"Stunning display"..
lol
JamesH13
21 Mar 171#144
amazing price
sofiasar
21 Mar 171#145
congratulations Omar on the heat :smiley:
omarmahmood
21 Mar 17#146
I did it all 4u Sof :stuck_out_tongue:
sqwamsley
21 Mar 17#147
As someone who got burnt by being an early adopter of the original Nexus 7 8GB (basically unusable now, unbearably slow).
How does this model compare? On my nexus 7 i can barely open a youtube video or open chrome.
Blackbace
21 Mar 17#148
decent price for a Tablet 7" 8GB, ordered one for my brother, cheers :smiley:
fayraz
21 Mar 171#149
Got 3 for the kids opened one to try but I could not get used to the FireOS, I did not find it user friendly at all.
So have now rooted and installed a Pure Android ROM on all 3, working perfectly and the kids love them.
Kammykay
21 Mar 17#150
For anyone who can't get one from Argos, try the prime now app and get it for £29.99.
Use promo code nowfive :smiley:
tarantulas
21 Mar 17#151
You can add any apps to the kids mode, you just have to install google play services and the play store under the child profile, not the main profile. See XDA-Dev
I have both a N7 2012 and fire 5th gen, and whilst the fire isn't winning any prizes for speed it's an order of magnitude faster than the N7 and its snailspeed Hynix eMMC.
And all of the above is possible directly from the Fire itself - no rooting necessary so no invalidating of warranty either :smiley:
ady85
21 Mar 17#154
will that strain the memory running Novo launcher?
tarantulas
21 Mar 171#155
FireOS runs like a pig even without the extra strain on resources of google play services, so if you have no need of the amazon "features" I would definitely recommend installing a custom rom if your tablet is on fireos 5.3.2 or lower. Use the fire supertool to install kingroot, swap kingroot for supersu, install flashfire then flash the rom of your choice (I'd recommend Fire Nexus) and install nova. Whole procedure is simple and takes under 30minutes and the tablet performs much better.
ady85
21 Mar 17#156
thanks mate I'll have a look. hopefully I don't brick my device!!
repouk
21 Mar 17#157
Do you really think it still doesn't happen?
lnz
21 Mar 17#158
Not in my opinion.
A Kobo (like a kindle) uses e-ink technology. You can read for hours and hours without getting sore eyes, and the battery lasts for a very long time (weeks?).
Admittedly (if the Kobo/Kindle is not backlit) you cannot read in the dark.
This is a tablet. It emits light. I find reading on tablets something possible, rather than pleasurable. And the battery will probably last one day.
On the other hand, on this you can put apps, games, which you cannot do on a K/K.
tarantulas
21 Mar 17#159
If anyone wants real-world figures, the fire I use for reading (with moon+reader pro on CM12.1 rom) I get ~15hours of reading over ~7days of standby. Compared to kobo aura one which gives ~17hours over ~7days or kindle paperwhite 3 which gives ~25hours over ~7days.
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Display:
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Microphone.
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Shop more than xx million songs, movies, TV shows, books, apps and games. Free unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content and photos taken with fire devices. Add a microSD card for up to 128GB of additional storage.
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And if you are smart and wanna wait for that to come again, very well, you can wait while the others who are going to use it can get it for the next lowest price of £34.99 which is absolutely great and is a perfect price for this tablet. And don't forget that you get this specifications for the tablet only because it is hugely subsidised :smiley:
I have one of these, these are the pros and cons IMO:
Pros:
- extremely low price, I can't see how anyone could find the same functionality in a new tablet for less
- can add Play Store A̶P̶I̶s̶ APKs and have Amazon stuff as well
- good for trying out to see if a tablet is for you, first-time tech users, and if you are on a budget. Also good as a secondary tablet or spare, I have one that I just keep for anyone to use as a music player in the kitchen, with no-one's personal stuff on. If you take one of these out with you, it sounds weird but it's a relief knowing you don't have a £400 piece of kit on you :laughing:
- good for the elderly if they are not good with tech and don't want to make a big financial commitment
- really amazing what you get for £34, I use Youtube, Spotify, TuneIn (radio), Evernote (note taking/organisation), Kindle reader, iPlayer Radio, iPlayer tv, Netflix (for subscribers) and obviously internet browsing, all for that price.
- expandable with an SD card
- I find the size ideal for taking with me on a trip etc. as it fits in my handbag easily
Cons:
- screen resolution is not great, fine for watching films, shows up when reading so sometimes you have to zoom in. Usable but definitely not crisp.
- no GPS, so Google Maps not that accurate, but then most people have that on their phones anyway
- as you are bypassing Amazon's OS, you don't know when they might pull the plug on that
- poor camera (ditto re:phone)
Just to make something clear, like most tablets this tablet does not have 4G, it is wifi-only.
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You also tend to forget, Amazon were one of the earlierish innovators of the eBook Market?, with their Amazon Kindle Tablet some years back, etc, etc?.
I below Sony's own excessively over-price £250+ eBook Reader (Chinese Markets aside ... ) were the only one's that 'opened' this Market first, etc? (and everyone else that followed, became everyone else that also followed?, lol). :-)
And the rest as they say, is History ..... lol.
Great little tablet. Very HOT for the price.
Yeh there's a bit of lag when opening apps but it's fine for browsing, facebook and watching videos.
I haven't played any games on it but read some online reviews and apparently its more than capable for the standard stuff.
I'll be giving it to my 2 year old to use when I get home as the Amazon kids mode is really good, there's a free and paid for version.
https://www.howtogeek.com/178303/how-to-turn-your-kindle-fire-into-a-totally-kid-friendly-tablet-with-freetime/
Just google the name of the app and apk
Then download and run the apk file.
If all your Manga is purely read 'online'?, then 8GB, or 16GB is of minor consequence?.
IF however, your Manga is to be rather read 'locally'?, then .....
Don't bother with the 8GB again, and stick to the 16GB instead basically? (as the 'Graphic RICH' content of some of those Manga eBooks can be voluminous in every sense of the word!, from 100's of pages deep per 1, to 100's of MB's in size per 1 too! .. and after Amazon's Fire OS has taken it's fair share of space on the Device, your NOT going to have a whole heap of change left from only 8GB?, trust me on that ..... UNLESS ofcourse, you do like what I would rather do, put alllllll such eBooks onto an SD Card instead, then place that within the Tablet instead, etc?, and/or blatantly rather go for the 16GB one as it is?).
That's how I would do it anyway ...
So, you need to know how your going to use your stuff basically?. :-)
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And if you are smart and wanna wait for that to come again, very well, you can wait while the others who are going to use it can get it for the next lowest price of £34.99 which is absolutely great and is a perfect price for this tablet. And don't forget that you get this specifications for the tablet only because it is hugely subsidised :smiley:
Cheers, I didn't realise that was possible without rooting.
Just done it!
I have one of these, these are the pros and cons IMO:
Pros:
- extremely low price, I can't see how anyone could find the same functionality in a new tablet for less
- can add Play Store A̶P̶I̶s̶ APKs and have Amazon stuff as well
- good for trying out to see if a tablet is for you, first-time tech users, and if you are on a budget. Also good as a secondary tablet or spare, I have one that I just keep for anyone to use as a music player in the kitchen, with no-one's personal stuff on. If you take one of these out with you, it sounds weird but it's a relief knowing you don't have a £400 piece of kit on you :laughing:
- good for the elderly if they are not good with tech and don't want to make a big financial commitment
- really amazing what you get for £34, I use Youtube, Spotify, TuneIn (radio), Evernote (note taking/organisation), Kindle reader, iPlayer Radio, iPlayer tv, Netflix (for subscribers) and obviously internet browsing, all for that price.
- expandable with an SD card
- I find the size ideal for taking with me on a trip etc. as it fits in my handbag easily
Cons:
- screen resolution is not great, fine for watching films, shows up when reading so sometimes you have to zoom in. Usable but definitely not crisp.
- no GPS, so Google Maps not that accurate, but then most people have that on their phones anyway
- as you are bypassing Amazon's OS, you don't know when they might pull the plug on that
- poor camera (ditto re:phone)
Just to make something clear, like most tablets this tablet does not have 4G, it is wifi-only.
Cheers, I didn't realise that was possible without rooting.
Just done it!
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how easy was it to do please? i don't even know what apk is lol
Fire 5th gen does neither eventhough 4th gen supported mhl
Any ideas
Just done it!
[/quote]how easy was it to do please? i don't even know what apk is lol[/quote]
I'd like to know how to do this too, googling it says the tablet needs to be rooted.
Try using google better.
but rather am looking for someone who would consider the fire and is on this thread to provide a reliable tablet alternative if they know.... if they don't then keep moving.
I already have 3 tablets for the kids but need an hdmi version to project on tv for myself
For anyone else, I used this and it seems to have worked o.k: https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603
See, that wasn't hard was it migavupe.
And hashman, we have 2 of these tablets and for the money you can't go wrong but they don't have hdmi out.
For anyone else, I used this and it seems to have worked o.k: https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603
See, that wasn't hard was it migavupe.
And hashman, we have 2 of these tablets and for the money you can't go wrong but they don't have hdmi out.[/quote]Good lad.
I have 3 for the kids - first thing I did was downgrade to older firmware and installed a stock ROM so that I could completely get rid of FireOs.... perfect companion for the kids.
Would happily buy another one if only I could have teh hdmi... thats the only thing lacking for me now
its quite easy to do,
https://www.howtogeek.com/232726/how-to-install-the-google-play-store-on-your-amazon-fire-tablet/
Anyway - this is from Argos so won't be an issue :smiley:. Thanks OP.
2 potentially negative things worth noting:
ROOTING: It is no longer possible to root this device software (Mine is version 5.3.2.1). If that's what you intend to do to make this a fully functional android device, you can't.
SD CARD: while expandability by SD card is very useful for all Amazon content, it's not possible for most apps to write to the SD card. App Permissions within the apps dont allow it and can't be changed without it being rooted. (see above)
For example Onedrive, Netflix, iPlayer, YouTube, any app where you might want to use the SD card can only download to the device's internal memory.
With 16GB version this probs won't matter as all Amazon content will go on SD card.
8Gb version is in fact 6Gb to start with and after installing Google services and only the most essential apps I need I'm left with 1Gb to play with. Not enough! :smile:
Some apps can be partially (around 10-50% usually) moved to the card to save some internal memory.
Essentially this device is a shop-front for Amazon which is brilliant if you subscribe to prime, but not so much if you wish to consume your own content.
Until rooting becomes possible!
I hope this helps someone!
LEVI (unlike TESCO at the time ... ) were more intent on serving up their own 'interests', more so than not, and .....
It was in all the Media at the time.
It became an unfortunate Consumer faux-par ...
True enough to also be said with any App downloaded to a Device really?. :-)
It's like drawing 'lots'.
Sometimes you get the long straw, sometimes you get the short one instead?. :-)
:-)
Also, if you can't root it, does that mean you can't install a custom ROM. That would be a shame, as I think you can't install Google Play any more, which limits some of the appeal.
Then copy it across to a Micro SD Card (via a relevant USB-enabled Micro SD Card Adaptor, etc?).
Then put that same Micro SD Card in the Amazon Tablet.
Then via the Tablet's relevant 'File Manager ', locate the Play Store APK on your Micro SD Card via the Tablet.
Then install it?.
Then, Bob's your Uncle ..... hehehe. :-)
And so is murder!.
But that still happens though?.
Can you add more Gb onto these easily To make it 2GB, 4GB etc?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Fire-7-Inch-Tablet-8GB/dp/B00Y3TM6CO
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/amazon-fire-hd-7-direct-from-amazon-8gb-34-99-16gb-44-99-2640600
Oh well mine got spammed
I need a short term replacement tablet as my old one is playing up and not ready to splash out on a high spec one. If my Time machine was still working I would just go back to that one occasion where it was cheaper and pick one up. As its not I am going to have to be a 'Mug' and pay todays cheapest price. I dont know how I am going to live with myself. :stuck_out_tongue:
PS, When I get my time machine working again, Would you like a lift? Perhaps under a bridge somewhere? :smirk:
I didn't fancy walking into town to pick up from Argos so I can now use amazon prime.
It's very easy to get the play store working on these and turn off the ads.
I only bought mine to use in the kitchen to control the chromecast and for youtube / recipes.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06WRR6HXN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For the extra fiver you get bluetooth, a slightly better res screen and none of that ads or linking to your amazon account stuff. It's a nice little tablet, ideal for playing games and watching movies on the plane.
Few tabs in the browser was also no problem.
Unfortunately you cannot increase RAM on tablets on your own. It is the same that it originally comes with.
you could on older firmware but you can't on current firmware. yet.
Even as a light user i say don't bother with the 8gb version, too small these days.
The question was how to get non Amazon apps and I answered it.
Wife uses it all the time. Obviously nobody's going to get one for £8 but £35 is still a very good price.
All I want it for is to have recipes/videos of recipes going in the kitchen whilst I'm cooking. It's so bloody slow though, I've just gone back to using my phone.
Hoping someone will work out how to flash clean Android on it soon, or I'll have to sell it.
It's a shame as the Kid mode is really good...just limits you to amazon appstore only apps. I also found that Plex wouldn't work in kids mode if you don't have a Plex pass.
Not sure if the argos / john lewis ones will have adverts (I assume so)
I got mine from Argos on Black Friday for £29.99 but Quidco were doing £10 cashback on £25 spend at Argos so paid £19.70 fot it.
.How to setup Chromecast on your Amazon Fire
Pleased with this.
I posted the other deal which is this price on Amazon, who price matched it.
CB great deal you got , well done :wink:....What's best way to get Kodi to run on it thru Google store or downloading the .apk file ?
You can just install Play Store on it following this.
There are ways of flashing custom roms, but this is probably easier .. no rooting required.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/help/installing-custom-rom-fireos-5-3-1-0-t3418541
It seems impossible to turn it off. Please someone help me
Amazon website>Your account>Settings>View or change your 1-Click settings>
Then either turn off everywhere or turn off for individual devices
lol
How does this model compare? On my nexus 7 i can barely open a youtube video or open chrome.
So have now rooted and installed a Pure Android ROM on all 3, working perfectly and the kids love them.
Use promo code nowfive :smiley:
I have both a N7 2012 and fire 5th gen, and whilst the fire isn't winning any prizes for speed it's an order of magnitude faster than the N7 and its snailspeed Hynix eMMC.
Just follow the guide at https://www.howtogeek.com/232726/how-to-install-the-google-play-store-on-your-amazon-fire-tablet/ ( to get Google Play Store installed ) and then the guide at https://www.howtogeek.com/270022/how-to-use-a-different-home-screen-launcher-on-the-amazon-fire-tablet-without-rooting-it/?tag=823814-20 ( to get the home button to launch Nova Launcher )
And all of the above is possible directly from the Fire itself - no rooting necessary so no invalidating of warranty either :smiley:
A Kobo (like a kindle) uses e-ink technology. You can read for hours and hours without getting sore eyes, and the battery lasts for a very long time (weeks?).
Admittedly (if the Kobo/Kindle is not backlit) you cannot read in the dark.
This is a tablet. It emits light. I find reading on tablets something possible, rather than pleasurable. And the battery will probably last one day.
On the other hand, on this you can put apps, games, which you cannot do on a K/K.
All with wifi turned off.
Can this still be done?