Any picture you capture will look dated and awful. That's the "app," and as we discussed in last year's review of the Fire HD 10, Amazon's treatment can lead to some broken encounters.ĭon't expect to use the Fire 7 to take good photos its rear and front-facing cameras are only two megapixels, which puts them right in "grandparents' webcam" territory. Amazon gets around this with some apps (mainly Google apps like YouTube or Google Drive) by giving you the service's website in a shell-less frame on your tablet. You won't find nearly the level of depth that you'd get from the Google Play Store, and it's incredibly frustrating to fire up a new tablet and realize that many of the popular apps or games you enjoy are now out of your reach-unless you do a little clever hacking, which most people will not. Amazon's Appstore is the biggest offender. Amazon substitutes the ever-useful Google Play Store (and other traditional Google apps) for Amazon-branded alternatives. The absolute worst part of the Fire 7 is a mess of Amazon's own making: Fire OS.
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We managed to hit 250Mbps on a simple test from the same location where an iPhone 13 Pro Max topped out at nearly 500Mbps (the difference being a single-antenna, budget WiFi 5 tablet versus a top-shelf, 2x2-MIMO, WiFi 6 smartphone). The tablet's wireless capabilities, while not breathtaking, are good enough. It's a displeasing experience that would make anyone question why they bought a budget tablet to begin with. While you shouldn't expect the capabilities of a $1,000+ smartphone on a $50-ish tablet, you also shouldn't have to deal with slow loading times and incredibly choppy visuals when you're, say, trying to browse your standard Instagram feed. Waking up the tablet from sleep and jumping into the home screen can feel kludgy, and even basic built-in apps, like Settings or Amazon's very own "Silk" web browser, feel unresponsive more often than not. Its sluggish performance is noticeable nearly everywhere, especially if you've purchased a new smartphone at some point in the past few years.Īpps, webpages, and videos take a bit longer to load than they should.
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Software and performanceĮven though this version of the Fire 7 has a few hardware upgrades over its predecessor, Amazon hasn't done enough to make this tablet feel modern, zippy, and fresh. The trade-off, even for the money you save, doesn't feel worth it. While the Fire 7 looks better when the font is larger, you won't get nearly the battery life you'd get from a dedicated e-reader. We had fewer issues reading large-font books on the tablet's included Kindle app, but if that's your primary interest, you're better off saving your money and splurging for a Kindle Paperwhite.
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