My kids pooled their money to get me the Amazon Fire Tablet hd8 for Christmas. I've been confined to bed as I suffer from cancer so they thought that it would be a great distraction for me from boredom and pain.
It's advertised on Amazon.com for about $80 available with either 16 or 32 gigs of memory. Mine is only 12.46 gigs total, not 16, with 10 gigs of free memory available. For more memory, a different memory card would have to be purchased. The box came with the tablet, USB2 charger and power adapter. There was also a folded up card showing a diagram of the external function buttons and inputs. There was no manual. For one, you have to purchase it for about $5.00 from their book store.
There are videos for the tablet found in the help section of the tablet if you can find them.
There are 2 camera lenses, one in the front and one in the back which can be easily switched. The pics are HD but unspecified pixels. Video at only 720p is available. They can all get stored on Amazon Prime if you choose that option.
The tablet comes with a battery that holds a charge up to 12 hrs. I had to charge mine for several hours before I could turn it on. Once turned on a set up page appeared and went through the uncomplicated process. You set up your e-mail address, social sites and an account for amazon.com store and amazon prime account. You can also set up Alexa, a voice interaction for purchasing and making contact with those added to her list.
The rest became a bit more challenging and frustrating, especially since things just didn't seem to want to work, perhaps because I hadn't a clue as to what I was doing. Without a manual, I had no clue to where anything was as the screen was filled with nothing but ads followed by apps. To do anything you need an app for it. There is a browser: Silk by amazon and an antivirus needs to be installed from the app store along with others to keep your tablet clean and running smoothly.
Basically, the tablet was designed specifically for Amazon.com store for easy and quick access and a way for amazon to hit you with ads. Each and every time you turn the tablet on, you get an ad, a full locked page ad. Social sites and e-mail have limited viewing. What you do, what you see and where you go are controlled all for one purpose-sales. With free children's games, videos etc. the tablet has become a substitute baby sitter which keeps even the youngest users hooked.
As for me, I prefer to be free to explore the internet and can do the same as on the tablet except much more, using either my desk top or lap top, which have a larger screen and no built in adware.
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