Stuff - UK (2020-02)

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Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition

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Tech specs

FIRST TEST AMAZON ECHO SHOW 8

Let me annex

to your Fire

Every tab comes with

a year’s free access to

Fire for Kids, offering

games, videos, books

and more on a safe

platform.

Q With its chubby protective case,

there’s no mistaking who the Fire

HD 10 Kids Edition is aimed at:

it’s a big, bold, rubbery affair that

looks faintly ridiculous in the hands

of anyone over the age of about

12. The padding works brilliantly,
    though, cushioning the tablet
    from even a high fall onto a hard
    kitchen floor.

Q The case has had a couple of

updates, the main one being the

addition of a kick-stand. This is

pretty well implemented: it rotates

through 270°, so you can prop up

the tablet to watch videos with

the screen leaning either slightly

forwards or slightly backwards,

and it’s big enough to provide

plenty of stability in this mode.

Q This slate has a USB-C port on

the top for charging, rather than

microUSB. This is a very good

thing, offering faster fuelling so

long as you’re careful to use the

included 9W charger. Amazon

reckons it’ll now juice up from flat

in four hours. No more tears.

Q The 10.1in display is identical to

the one on the previous version,

which means it has 1920x1200

pixels. That’s 224ppi, which is

way behind what you’d get on

any iPad but still perfectly fine

for kids. More importantly, it has

an improved octa-core processor

for supreme speed and stability.

Q Purple

yays

Amazon’s binary

‘pink or blue’

option is no

more, as there’s

now the choice

of a funky purple

for those who

don’t want to fall

into stereotypes

before they even

know what that

word means.

Q Tipsy

eyes

There are both

front-facing and

rear cameras,

but we suggest

leaving well

alone: the little

2MP snappers

on this tablet

aren’t really

good for much

more than some

low-res selfies.

Q Stone

freely

Amazon is so

confident in its

rubber bumper

protective case

that it provides

a two-year

warranty with

the Fire HD 10

Kids Edition.

Break it and

they’ll replace

it free of charge.

Display 10.1in 1920x1200 IPS touchscreen Connectivity

Wi-Fi, USB-C Storage 32GB, expandable via microSD

Battery life Up to 12 hours Cameras 2MP front and rear

Dimensions 292x206x26mm, 778g

STUFF SAYS +++++

Solid upgrades ensure this

remains the best tab for kids

The Fire HD 10 Kids Edition has moved

further ahead of its rivals thanks to a

couple of upgrades that really matter

(faster processor, better battery life)

and a couple that aren’t so vital but are

still welcome (USB-C, kick-stand).