Winner: Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) Camera Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends This round is a win for the Fire HD 10, given that its display is tangibly clearer and more defined than its stablemate. Still, their plastic casings should provide a fair degree of durability in the case of falls and knocks, although it would still be advisable to purchase a protective cover. Neither device comes with an official IP rating, so don’t expect either to survive immersion in water. It holds its own with more expensive devices, while the Fire HD 8 betrays its price a little. This difference is noticeable in practice, with the Fire HD 10 providing a display that’s bright, crisp, and vibrant enough to watch films and play video games. The Fire HD 8 offers a 1,280 x 800 resolution, which equals 189 pixels per inch. It boasts a 10.1-inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels, which works out as 224 pixels per inch. The Fire HD 10 has the advantage when it comes to the display. This may make it more comfortable to hold for extended periods of time. The HD 8 is noticeably smaller and lighter, however. Both feature basically identical designs, with the same all-around bezels that have bordered Fire touchscreens for years. There’s not much to say about either the Fire HD 8 or Fire HD 10 if you’ve had Amazon Fire tablets in the past. That said, the Fire HD 10’s octa-core processor means that it isn’t quite as sluggish as the HD 8, even if it’s hardly the Usain Bolt of tablets. Anyone used to higher-end tablets will notice the performance difference almost immediately, with apps taking longer to load on both devices, and games occasionally running slower than usual.

Both come with 2GB of RAM, while the HD 10 packs an octa-core MT8183 processor, in contrast to the HD 8’s quad-core MT8168 alternative. Performance, battery life, and charging Julian Chokkattu/Digital TrendsĬompared to Apple devices or other Android offerings, the Amazon Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets are a little underpowered.

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