It costs $5 per month after the first year (for Prime subscribers, $8 if you don't have Prime). It also comes with one year of Amazon Kids+, offering access to kid-friendly movies, books, games, and apps. The Kids Edition versions are exactly the same as the regular Fire tablets, except they come with a rugged case and a two-year worry-free guarantee, which means Amazon will replace the tablet for free if your kids break it. The Fire 7 Kids ($110) is an even cheaper option for young children, though mine have always found the 7-inch screen size more challenging to use. We think the 2022 Fire HD 8 Kids ($150) is the best device for younger kids, while the 2021 Fire HD 10 Kids Pro ($200), which is really big in little-kid hands, is better for older children. The latter, aimed at older kids, has a streamlined case with a little less padding. There's the regular Kids Edition and a “Pro” model. For faster charging speeds, better specs and more, you’ll have to turn to the Fire HD 8 plus model.Recognizing that “kids” covers a wide range of hand sizes and other factors, Amazon has two different Kids Edition Fire tablets. It does charge slowly, however, with Amazon saying it charges to full in five hours, with the included 5W power adapter. Less power-hungry work will see the device lasting longer. The company says the device should last 13 hours when watching video content, slightly longer than the 12 hours on the 2020 model. While you’ll still only get 2GB of RAM, Amazon says the hexa-core processor is 30 per cent faster overall.

Of course, you can always expand your storage with a microSD up to 1TB. If you want the device without ads, it’ll be an extra £10 on top of those prices. The cheapest version of the device costs £99.99, and comes with ads and 32GB internal storage. There are a host of new accessibility features as well, which is always welcome.

It features a 2MP front-facing camera and a 2MP camera on the rear, which is a high enough resolution for video calls, but won’t be winning any camera awards. The Amazon Fire HD 8 is an 8in HD tablet with a design that Amazon claims is “twice as durable as the iPad mini in tumble tests”.

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