Amazon New "Fire HD 8" Review. How much can you use a 10,000 yen tablet? (1/3)-PHILE WEB

There are many cheap tablets, but Amazon's Fire tablet is the most representative among them. This time, I tried using the model-changed 8-inch model "Fire HD 8" and "Fire HD 8 Plus" (10th generation machine).

"Fire HD 8" Unmarked "Fire HD 8" is priced at 9,980 yen for the 32GB model and 11,980 yen for the 64GB model (both including tax). Let's be clear, this pricing is way too cheap. It's a dizzying price considering that it may be even cheaper during the sale period. When searching for Android tablets on the Amazon site, cheap models are also sold, but there are not many that are less than 10,000 yen. Even if there is, it may be from a brand you have never heard of. In the first place, Amazon shouldn't be thinking about making much profit from the tablet alone. It makes me feel a little sorry for other companies that have to compete with the Fire tablet while making a solid profit on hardware. ■Major apps are increasing It's basic, but just to be sure, the OS installed on the Fire tablet is called Fire OS. Although it is based on Android, it is different from the Android provided by Google. Apps are also basically downloaded from the "Amazon App Store", and apps provided on Google Play cannot be used. Compared to Google Play, there are fewer apps available in the Amazon app store, but not only Amazon apps, but also video service apps such as Netflix, DAZN, Hulu, Abema, and Gyao! . There are almost no Apple apps such as Apple Music, but the lineup of other major apps is quite complete. back. Place a smiley face in the center What worries many people is that the YouTube app can't be used, but there is a shortcut that allows you to use the web version of YouTube as if it were a native app. I didn't feel so uncomfortable. ■Compare with iPad mini of similar size