Our editors hand-pick these products using a variety of criteria: they can be direct competitors targeting the same market segment or can be similar devices in terms of size, performance, or features.
Despite its shortcomings, the Fire tablet isn't currently faced with competition. Given its super-low price, its closest match would be the Tesco Hudl 2, which is now discontinued.If you're looking for a cheap tablet to give to your children, it is...
The Amazon Fire 7 is a tablet you can buy for $50. Think on that for a minute—for one Ulysses S. Grant, you can get a whiff of what it's like to own a tablet. Unfortunately, once you dig in, you'll find the Fire 7 is more of a toy than the real...
Having movies and tv shows readily available can be a lifesaver for parent looking to entertain their kids on the go. These picks from the Good Housekeeping Institute consider everything from battery life to durability. Plus, they'll likely give you...
Made for penny-pinchers. Amazon's latest Fire 7 Tablet generation is thinner, lighter, equipped with a better display, and supposed to offer an improved battery life. The price, however, remained largely unchanged, and the 2017 generation remains very...
The Fire 7 has won itself a lot of fans based on its happy-go-lucky positioning at the bottom of the tablet pile. It's one of those devices that you'd probably dismiss based on the spec sheet, if it wasn't for its ridiculously affordable price point....
The Fire series is popular–Amazon is the fourth biggest tablet maker in the world–and this device makes it easy to understand why. It has a lovely screen, decent performance and battery life, and an extremely affordable price. Alexa support is nice, but...
It's almost impossible to judge the Amazon Fire 7 outside of its price tag. Not that we'd do that anyway - after all, our job is to help you decide whether to buy one. And the answer is that unless you really want a premium tablet experience, you should...
But then we come back to the price. For £50, Amazon has delivered a pretty usable tablet for email, browsing and entertainment, particularly if you're prepared to tie yourself into Amazon's content ecosystem and embrace an Amazon Prime subscription....
Amazon continues to own the $50/£50 tablet space with the Fire 7 (2017). No one else seems capable of producing a solidly built, capable media player for such a low price, which immediately justifies its place on the market.Still, it's a real shame the...
It's still remarkable how not-rubbish the 2017 Amazon Fire 7 tablet is when it costs just £50. Two years on from the original £50 marvel not a lot has changed, but the screen is definitely clearer and more colourful, while it is a little lighter and...
Despite its flaws, there's little to really dislike about the Fire 7.There are improvements we'd still like to see (and this new iteration hasn't addressed all the ones we highlighted in our review of the original, such as the sluggish OS or the tinny...
The Fire 7 is a very minor update to the 2015 7in Fire tablet. It's a shame that the processor and cameras haven't been upgraded, but the low price makes it hard to complain. It remains great value and a great way to use Amazon's services including...
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