Touchscreen response was quick and accurate. Reading e-books was smooth sailing, however the lack of an ambient light sensor requires manually adjusting the screen's brightness when changing environments. Text is also clear and easy to read at the smallest and largest fonts. Colors appear true to life, but sometimes fall flat when watching cartoons or CGI-infused movies. HD video looks sharp on the small 1,280x800-pixel resolution IPS LCD screen. ![]() Soon there will be an update to allow sharing content from one Amazon account across multiple Fire devices, but it has yet to roll out. Android tablets have long had a similar feature, but Amazon's function is geared toward making the Fire tablets more sharable among families. With the Sangria OS, you can create individual user profiles for adults and children, so instead of going into the settings menu to turn on the kid-friendly tablet mode, you simply create a separate profile for your child. The Fire HD line lacks a few of the software perks that can be found on the HDX tablets, like the instant customer service feature Mayday, but the majority of features on the high-end line can be found on the Fire HD 6, too.Īmazon recently introduced its FreeTime service, which helps parents manage how and when their children use the tablet, and the addition of user profile options help parents take that control a step further. The extras will cost you, at $149 for the 8GB model 6-inch model in the US availability in the UK and Australia have yet to be announced.Īmazon's latest operating system, Fire OS 4 Sangria, isn't much different than last year's Mojito, but it adds a few features to make sharing the tablet with family members simpler and extending the battery life easier. Packaged into an interface children can easily navigate themselves, FreeTime also works as an extensive parental control function that can set a schedule or time limits for tablet use. The service, free for a year, features curated kid-friendly apps, games and videos. The tablet itself is simply the Fire HD 6 with the added bonus of a FreeTime Unlimited subscription. However, when I switched to the HDX 7 for comparison's sake, I found myself favoring the thinner design of the 7-incher.Īmazon offers the tablet in a Kids Edition, which ships with a protective case and a two-year replacement plan. During my time with the tablet, I got used to its chunkiness, and I appreciated how easy it was to handle in one hand. Reading on-the-go and playing games in crowded commuting spaces was an easy endeavor, and its compact size conveniently fit inside any small bag or purse. ![]() The 6-incher is made to fit in one hand and fits perfectly so.
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