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mazon’s Fire tablet lineup has long been a favorite of ours as good,
simple value for the money. Each model uses a variant of the Android
OS that’s tilted heavily toward accessing Amazon services but is also
good for streaming video and reading. The particularly important feature here
is Show Mode, which makes the tablet act like a hands-free Echo Show smart
display, displaying the time and responding to Alexa queries. The new gray
Fire HD 8 Plus has more RAM, wireless charging, and a slightly higher-
powered charger. That wireless charging, along with the optional charging
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Show you can take with you. The audio isn’t nearly as good as that of a real
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Wireless Charging
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