Stuff - UK (2021-08)

TESTED AMAZON FIRE HD 10 PLUS

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Amazon’s latest affordable flagship tablet is an

undeniable bargain... but will you have to make

do without Google’s massive selection of apps?

QThe Fire HD 10 Plus is now

the top slate in Amazon’s roster,

bringing a Full HD screen, improved

innards and wireless charging. Not

bad for a £180 tablet, right? Well,

the downside is you’re stuck with

Amazon’s Appstore and its limited

selection of apps and games.

QSlick integration with Alexa

transforms it into a portable Echo

Show, but it won’t be long before

you realise YouTube, Gmail and Call

of Duty: Mobile are absent. It’s said

the web has some really easy tips

on a Google ‘jailbreak’... we couldn’t

possibly comment.

QIt won’t win any design awards,

but it’s far from ugly. The plastic

build feels sturdy and we like the

dark matt finish. Controls are on

the right-hand side of landscape

and we often found ourselves

accidentally turning off the display

when aiming for a CoD killstreak.

QOf course we’d prefer an OLED

screen, but LCD is fair enough at

this price. The 10.1in display is no

slouch: from games and films to

browsing and reading, your eyes

won’t be left wanting more... unless

it’s placed next to an iPad Pro.

QFrom weather reports to photos

from Facebook, a screen takes

Alexa’s game to a new level. The

front camera means you’re good

for 720p video calls too, though

the rear cam is poor in low light.

For the price, the Fire HD 10 Plus offers incredible value, thanks to its sharp screen,

powerful speakers, built-in Alexa smarts and ability to keep up with demanding

games while offering a smooth user experience. It’s only real downside is the lack

of the Google Play Store... but as we’ve seen, that’s a quick and easy (albeit totally

unofficial) fix, making this a solid contender on our Android tablet shortlist.

This is not an

Android tablet...

unless you really

want it to be

Esat Dedezade

The slate divide

STUFF SAYS An almost perfect budget tab that can easily be made even better ++++,

Screen 10.1in 1920x1200 60Hz LCD

touchscreen Processor MediaTek

MT8183 octa-core 2GHz RAM 4GB

OS Fire OS 7 Cameras 5MP rear,

2MP front Battery life Up to 12hrs

Connectivity Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5,

USB-C, 3.5mm, microSD, Qi

Storage 32/64GB Dimensions

247x166x9.2 mm, 468g

Q Pumped up quicks

It has the same quad-core chip

as its predecessor, but this tablet

does get a 4GB RAM boost and

we managed to play demanding

games like Asphalt 9: Legends

at max settings, with very little

to complain about.

Q The blare necessities

You’ll get punchy performance

from the built-in stereo speakers,

which do a great job at higher

volumes to create a 3D-esque

soundscape. This is good news

for games and TV streaming, as

well as Amazon Music Unlimited.

£180 / stuff.tv/Fire10Plus

Tech specs

Expand

on the run

Ports-wise the Fire

HD 10 Plus has USB-C,

a 3.5mm headphone

socket and a microSD

slot for up to 1TB of

extra storage.