New Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet with Alexa, Quad-Core, Fire OS, Wi-Fi, 16GB, 8", with Special Offers

Amazon Fire HD 8 grants you access to read, watch and play when at home or on the go. Built with Alexa, so you can simply press the home button and ask for what you want. It's equipped with 2x the storage and a faster performance than its predecessor which means that this 16GB tablet will keep you connected to the digital content, apps and games which matter to you.

Fast and responsive
The fast quad-core processor consists of 4 high-performance 1.3 GHz cores for quick app launches, smooth games and videos, and great overall performance. Fire HD 8 offers more RAM and faster performance than Fire 7 to deliver the ultimate tablet experience.

Meet Alexa

How it works: Alexa provides quick access to the entertainment you want, including music, games, audiobooks, and more. You can also ask Alexa questions, check your calendar, get news, find sports scores, and even control your smart home. When connected to Wi-Fi simply press the home button for one second then ask. Alexa will respond to you and will even show visual responses to certain questions

Everyday tasks: Alexa on Fire tablets helps make the everyday easier. Just press and ask to set alarms and timers, check your calendar, to-do or shopping lists, and more. You can also order millions of items with your voice, such as household and personal care products

Be entertained: Whether you’re looking for your favourite playlist or need a quick joke, you can ask Alexa. Just press and ask for a song, artist or genre, and stream directly over Wi-Fi. Alexa also provides voice control for Amazon Music, TuneIn, and more

Stay informed: Now you can ask Alexa a question and get an immediate voice response. When you press and ask, Alexa can pull up your Flash Briefing, Wikipedia articles, news, sports scores, and more

Voice control your smart home: Alexa works with devices such as lights, switches, thermostats, and more from Netatmo, Hive and Philips Hue. Switch on the lamp before getting out of bed or change the temperature on your thermostat while reading in your favourite chair, or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movie - just press and ask

Vibrant HD display
Fire HD 8 features a 1280 x 800 high-definition display with over a million pixels (189 ppi) and a bright, vivid picture. Enjoy movies and games in a crisp, clear HD resolution, with less glare and more brightness thanks to a stunning IPS (in-plane-switching) LCD display.

Expandable storage
With 2X more internal storage than Fire 7, Fire HD 8 comes standard with 16 GB. Expand your tablet’s storage by up to 256 GB using a microSD card, and keep photos, movies, and compatible games and apps with you. Plus, enjoy free unlimited cloud storage for all your Amazon content and photos taken with your Fire tablet.

Long battery life
Now with up to 12 hours of mixed-use battery life, Fire HD 8 gives you the flexibility to go where the day takes you.

Dual cameras
Fire HD 8 features a 2 MP rear-facing camera for taking photos or shooting 720p video. The front-facing VGA camera is perfect for Skype calls with friends and family.

Books, movies, music and more
As well as apps and games, available from the Amazon Appstore, Fire HD 8 provides access to some of the best consumable content available. There are millions of ebooks available for download from the Kindle Store and more than 200,000 audiobooks from Audible. Users with a Prime Instant Video subscription can access high quality streams of thousands of movies and TV shows, with bonus features like ASAP, Whispersync and X-Ray helping you access your favourite content from any device and further enriching your viewing experience with instant trivia. Videos can also be downloaded for viewing anywhere, even when you're offline.

Watch
Enjoy all your favourite movies and TV shows on Amazon Video, Netflix*, BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub and more. Discover hundreds of thousands of TV episodes and movies, plus fling Amazon Video content to your TV using Second Screen. Watch downloaded videos anywhere with a Prime membership or Netflix subscription — on a plane, on holiday, in the car, or wherever you don't have a wireless connection.

Please note:
This version comes with Special Offers, which means you'll receive Sponsored Screensavers and special offers directly on to your device. To unsubscribe from this service you will be charged a one-time payment by Amazon.

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