Fire HD 10 Plus tablet (64 GB, Slate, without Ads) + Amazon Standing Case (Black) + NuPro Screen Protector (2-Pack)

Amazon's Fire HD 10 devices have always been excellent media streamers. They have a gorgeous 1080P screen with a wide, rather than square aspect ratio so they're much better and more suited to watching videos/movies compared to an iPad, which has a square screen. It's a pleasure watching Netflix, Prime Video or Disney Plus on any Fire HD 10 device and it's largely the same experience here. Amazon state that this new HD 10 Plus is 10% brighter than the previous generation, but it seems the same to me - it's still an awesome display.The speakers on the new HD 10 Plus are side or top mounted depending on your device orientation and they're spaced far apart so they have great stereo separation. They're not as 'bassey' as an iPad but they're still great for movies, TV shows and YouTube etc. This device also has a 3.5mm audio jack and Bluetooth 5 connectivity so you're covered if you need to use wired or wireless headphones.In regards to performance, the new HD 10 Plus still uses the previous generations 8 core CPU which was never a problem for me and it continues to power through tasks with ease - it was always RAM that was the bottle neck in performance on Fire tablets in the past, but this is now finally sorted with a much needed RAM boost. My 3 previous Fire tablets have gone from 1GB RAM to 1.5GB and then 2GB RAM which was fine if I were to just watch movies or read books or listen to music, but if I were ever to load Twitter or Facebook on an older Fire device, I'd quickly run into lag due to the app caching and dumping data in and out of RAM. More RAM was needed for a smoother experience. The new Fire HD 10 Plus now has 4GB RAM and now my social media apps run smoothly - finally! This extra RAM will also benefit the new app 'split screen' feature, or if you need loads of web tabs open in your internet browser, or if you have or need multiple apps open simultaneously in RAM - we've finally got a comfortable amount of RAM for a consistently smooth experience. Do note that the standard New Fire HD 10 has 3GB RAM and not 4GB which is reserved for the Plus model only.If you're into gaming, don't expect to run heavy 3D games such as Fortnite on this device, but other 3D games such as Roblox and Minecraft will run buttery smooth. With the right knowledge, you can also run many emulators on this device. Any games console from as low as the Atari 2600 to as high as a SEGA Dreamcast and everything else in between will run great on this device.Do note that these Fire tablets don't come with Google Play Store installed by default, so you must use Amazon's appstore which is very limited, but it does cover most of the media essentials. If you feel that Amazon's appstore is too limited, you can side load Google Play Store directly from the tablet and it only takes about 5 minutes to do so. A quick Google search will help you with this process.The battery life on this tablet is incredible. A solid 12 hours of watching videos, reading or web browsing although your mileage may vary depending on screen brightness and app performance intensity.The design is slightly different this time round, Amazon have reduced the tablets bezels (fod and chin) so it's slightly smaller and easier to hold. The build quality is still the same cheap plastic feeling from every prior Fire tablet, but I honestly prefer this as I'm not afraid to lift and lay the tablet or leave it out of a case or let my daughter play with it etc - this being the exact opposite of an expensive iPad which I would give more care due to its expense. The new Fire HD 10 does have a new 'soft touch' plastic back, but it's nothing worth praising - it's just a cosmetic change from previous fire tablets.My final verdict is that the New Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus is an absolutely brilliant tablet. It ticks all the boxes for me - a fantastic screen, great sound, great price, amazing battery life, solid/sturdy build quality and finally great performance due to its upgraded internals. Make no mistake, an iPad would absolutely crush this latest Fire tablet in regards to sheer power and performance, but do you really need all that power? If it's just media consumption you're after, whether that be reading, watching videos, music, social media or gaming, Amazon's New Fire HD 10 is well worth a buy. It's cheap, it's sturdy, it can take a beating, it performs well, it looks and sounds great and in many ways, it's a better choice than an iPad, especially for media consumption.

I started with a fire 5 tablet...upgraded to a fire 7 then to the fire hd 8..and eventually the hd 10 and now the hd 10 plus. Out of all the amazon tablets I’ve had the fire hd 10 has been the best. The hd 10 plus runs faster and feels like a premium tablet. The screen quality is out of this world, its extremely clear. The dolby atmos sound is also out of this world..if you use this tablet to watch a prime movie the sound is all around you..a bit like surround sound..if a helicopter is flying towards you on the screen it gets louder as it gets nearer and when it passes you feel the sound passing you til eventually it seems as if the helicopter is behind you. Thats is the only way I can describe the sound. The touch screen is very responsive. I give this tablet a 10 and above as its a great bit of premium technology in my opinion at an extremely low price

Nine times out of ten the default answer to the question “Which tablet should I buy?” will be some form of iPad. Apple’s tablet roster – from the diminutive iPad Mini to the mighty iPad Pro – covers pretty much every base for most people thanks to their slick design, polished experience and all the apps you’d care to shake a stylus at. Then there’s Amazon, with its range of cheap and cheerful Android tablets, unashamedly mopping up the more affordable end of the tablet market.Enter one of the newest models in Amazon’s tablet range, the flagship Fire HD 10 Plus. Refreshed for 2021, it’s a tablet with a large 10in full HD screen, wireless charging, double the RAM of its predecessor and built-in Alexa smarts. Not bad at all for the price, until you consider the large(ish) catch. This thing doesn’t come with the Google Play Store, which means YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps and huge games such as Call Of Duty: Mobile are notably absent. Still, the Fire HD 10 Plus is a great tablet in its own right, made even more impressive by the ability to transform into an Echo Show device. So long as you're happy to tinker a bit with your tech, there's hope for this gadget yet.Unlike Huawei devices, which are properly locked out of installing any Google services, Amazon’s range of products can, with minimal effort, have the full Google experience – and the apps that come with it – unleashing the full power of an Android tablet. The installation process is as simple as downloading four files, installing them in order and, well, that’s pretty much it. The idiot-proof instructions are freely available online.Should you opt to keep the Amazon Fire HD 10 as is, you're basically signing up for a more passive tablet experience, the kind of device you can shove in a suitcase to ease the boredom of summer travel, take to the pool with your Kindle book collection all loaded up or on your office desk as a dedicated Euro 2020 screen.ALEXABeing an Amazon tablet, Alexa is prominent throughout the Fire HD 10 Plus experience and her assistance is summoned easily with the voice command we’re all accustomed to. During my initial tests, the portable nature of Alexa came in handier than I thought, letting me turn off the timer on the kitchen-based Echo device from the comfort of the garden, via the Fire HD 10 Plus.Alexa gets even more impressive when the Fire HD 10 Plus enters Show Mode. Turned on and off from the quick settings at the top, Show Mode essentially turns the tablet into an Echo Show device, like the recently released and really quite excellent Echo Show 10.This is a pretty powerful feature, because you’re provided with value even when the tablet’s propped up on a table. In this mode, it can display the weather, photos, calendar entries for the day, to-do lists and more, while letting you video call other Show users too. If you pay extra for Amazon’s wireless charging dock, your Fire HD 10 Plus transforms into a genuine Show device when not in use, all without having to worry about plugging it in to charge each time.OTHER FEATURESFor everything else, the Fire HD 10 Plus provides little reason to complain. For the money, it obviously can’t match the premium metal build of its iPad rivals, but that’s not to say it’s a hulking monster. Its rear is clad in a delightfully grippy smooth matte rubber-like finish, in a rather fetching dark grey colour. Combined with its lightweight build, this is a tablet that’s comfortable to hold and use for extended periods.Flip it round and you’re greeted with a 10.1in Full HD screen. Is it the sharpest tablet display out there? No. Does it have a fancy OLED panel with HDR powers? No, sir. But, remembering the price, this is a perfectly pleasant display, which is plenty sharp enough to enjoy content on. It could be a little brighter for outside use, but overall you’ll be happy with it (despite those rather large bezels).Despite getting a boost to 4GB of RAM and keeping the quad-core processor, I’m happy to report that the Fire HD 10 Plus breezes through demanding games such as Asphalt 9: Legends and Call Of Duty: Mobile with minimal fuss, even with both games cranked to their highest graphics settings. You might skip the occasional frame during demanding scenes, but on the whole, everything is perfectly playable.SOUNDThings get even better on the sound front, with dual stereo Dolby Atmos-powered speakers, which pack an impressively loud and clear punch, with a wide surround sound effect to boot. As for battery life, Amazon promises up to 12 hours per charge and that falls pretty much in line with my experience. After three days of regular use (including gaming, Netflix, TikTok and a bit of reading), the battery dropped down to just under 50 per cent. Power users will obviously churn through it faster, but you can rest easy that it’ll comfortably last you an entire day, even with very heavy use.Throw in a 3.5mm audio jack, USB-C charging port and a microSD slot for expandable storage and you’ve got a very capable tablet in your hands. One tiny gripe is the placement of the power and volume buttons, which are on the righthand side in landscape mode. We ended up turning the screen off accidentally on more than one occasion when gaming, thanks to accidentally pressing the power button with our palm. VERDICTFire HD 10 Plus is a very compelling package and could easily fill the role of a primary tablet in its own right – assuming you’re willing to load up the Google Play Store. If you’re a very casual user that’s knee deep in Amazon’s own ecosystem then you might be fine without Google’s cavalcade of apps and services, but you’ll more than likely still find the Amazon Appstore missing a few vital apps.With that caveat out of the way, the Fire HD 10 Plus offers a lot of bang for your buck, especially if you like the idea of docking it when not in use to turn it into a screen-toting smart assistant.Recommended.