The new Fire HD 8 scored 1,785 on the Geekbench 3 app, which measures overall performance. Plugging in earbuds resolved some of these faults. The BTS "WINGS" album was able to fill a medium-sized bedroom with decent reproduction, but there was a bit of distortion in the bass and vocals. With dual Dolby Atmos stereo speakers at each end of the tablet's left side, the Fire HD 8 produced reasonable volume. ![]() Again, last year's model scored higher, with 411 nits, but the HD 8 still performed better than the Fire 7 with Alexa (335), 2015's Amazon Fire Kids (296) and the tablet category average (365 nits). ![]() The Fire HD 8 also did well in our brightness test, emitting up to 380 nits. The Fire 7 with Alexa scored a 0.20, while 2015's Amazon Fire Kids Edition scored 1.36 and the average tablet is around 3.23. Last year's HD 8 scored a 0.9, but Amazon has consistently done better with color accuracy. However, the Fire HD 8 makes up what it lacks in reproduction with its color accuracy, scoring 0.15 on our Delta-E test (lower is better). This isn't much next to what higher-end tablets like the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 (113) and Apple iPad (123) produce, but the Fire HD 8's visuals are decent for device that sells for a fraction of the price. For example, Disney's visually stunning Moana lost its lustrous aquamarine ocean and lush green foliage when I rewatched the movie.ĭespite having a muted display, the Fire HD 8's screen reproduced 79.4 percent of the sRGB color gamut, a result that's comparable to that of the new Fire 7 with Alexa. ![]() Unfortunately, colors appear dull even at maximum brightness. The Fashion Fund on Amazon Prime Video and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix each offered clearer image quality compared to streaming from a browser. However, screening videos from premium streaming services seemed to go a lot smoother.
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