Fast and responsive

Enjoy your entertainment with a fast 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. Fire HD 8 offers 50% more RAM than Fire 7 for faster performance.

Vibrant HD display

Fire HD 8 features a 1280 x 800 high-definition display with over a million pixels (189 ppi) and a bright, vivid picture. Enjoy movies and games in a crisp, clear HD resolution, with less glare and more brightness thanks to a stunning IPS (in-plane-switching) LCD display.

No more worrying about storage space

With 2x more internal storage than the Fire 7 base model, Fire HD 8 comes as standard with 16 GB. Expand your tablet’s storage by up to 400 GB using a microSD card, and keep photos, movies, and compatible games and apps with you. Plus enjoy free unlimited cloud storage for all your Amazon content and photos taken with your Fire tablet.

Capture life's moments

Fire HD 8 features a 2 MP rear-facing camera for taking photos or shooting 720p video.

Power when you need it

With up to 10 hours of mixed-use battery life, Fire HD 8 gives you the flexibility to go wherever the day takes you.

Stands up to everyday life

Amazon engineers Fire tablets to hold up against everyday life. We put the Fire HD 8 through over 50 tests to replicate drops, tumbles, spills and other everyday wear and tear. As measured in tumble tests, Fire HD 8 is twice as durable as the iPad mini 4 (and costs a lot less too).

Alexa on Fire tablets

Alexa provides quick access to the entertainment you want, including music, games, audiobooks and more. You can also ask Alexa questions, check your calendar, get news, find sports scores and even control your smart home—just ask. When connected to Wi-Fi, simply say "Alexa". Alexa will respond to you, even when the screen is asleep, and will show visual responses to certain questions.

Introducing Show Mode

Show Mode is a new hands-free Alexa experience for your Fire HD 8 that provides full-screen landscape visuals that complement voice responses from Alexa. Show Mode lets you ask Alexa to see trending news, make calls, check the weather, view camera feeds, and more—all glanceable whether you’re up close or on the other side of the room. Show Mode is available via a software update at no additional cost.

Show Mode Charging Dock sold separately

Every day made easier

Alexa on Fire tablets helps make every day easier. Ask to set alarms and timers, check traffic, your calendar, to-do or shopping lists, and more. As a Prime member, you can order millions of items with your voice, such as household and personal care products.

Be entertained

Whether you’re looking for your favourite playlist or need a quick joke, you can ask Alexa. Ask for a song, artist or genre, and stream directly over Wi-Fi. Alexa also provides voice control for Amazon Music, Spotify, TuneIn and more.

Calling and Messaging

Make hands-free voice calls, video calls or send messages to friends and family who have a compatible Fire tablet, supported Echo device or the Alexa App. You can also quickly connect to family and friends, by asking Alexa to drop in on Echo devices. For example, you can drop in to ask what time dinner will be ready, see the baby's nursery, or check in with a close relative. (Fire tablets currently do not support incoming Drop In requests or Announcements.)

Voice-control your smart home

Alexa works with compatible devices such as smart cameras, lights, switches and thermostats from Hue, Hive, Netatmo, TP-Link, Tado, Arlo, Blink, Ring and more. Switch on the lamp before getting out of bed, change the temperature on your thermostat while reading in your favourite chair, or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movie—just ask.

Designed for Entertainment

Watch

Enjoy all your favourite movies and TV shows on Prime Video, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub and more (subscription fees may apply). Discover hundreds of thousands of TV episodes and movies. Enhance your video experience with features you only get from Amazon, including On Deck for watching videos anywhere, ASAP (Advanced Streaming and Prediction), for fast video streaming, and X-Ray to go behind the scenes of your favourite movies and TV shows while you watch. Watch downloaded videos anywhere with a Prime membership or Netflix plan—on a plane, on holiday, in the car, or wherever you don't have a wireless connection.

Read

Choose from millions of Kindle eBook and magazine titles that you won't be able to find anywhere else. Over one million titles are priced at £2.99 or less. Or read as much as you want with a Kindle Unlimited subscription for just £7.99 a month.

Read comfortably at night with Blue Shade, an exclusive Fire OS feature that automatically adjusts and optimises the backlight for a more comfortable night-time reading experience.

Listen

With millions of songs from thousands of artists, the Amazon Digital Music Store brings all your favourite music to your fingertips. Music you buy on your Fire tablet is saved to Your Music Library and you can play or download it anytime. Unlock more music with Amazon Music Unlimited, at just £7.99 per month for Prime members (£9.99 per month for non-Prime members).

Audible offers over 200,000 titles in audiobooks, including bestsellers, romances, thrillers and much more.

Play

Fire tablets feature instant access to over 500,000 of the most popular free and bestselling apps such as Facebook, Twitter and Spotify, and games, including favourites such as Candy Crush Jelly Saga, Subway Surfers and more.