The display remains a 7-inch, 1,020-by-600 LCD. If you want extra protection or plan on letting your children use the tablet, you should opt for the $99.99 Fire 7 Kids Edition, which includes a rubber case, one year of FreeTime Unlimited, and a two-year warranty. Either way, your best bet is to order the custom Fire 7 cover that offers screen protection and doubles as an origami-type stand. Amazon claims the Fire 7 is twice as durable as the iPad mini, though without an official IP rating, we won't test that claim.

How to Set Up Two-Factor AuthenticationĪlthough the Fire 7 has no sort of IP rating to protect against water or dust, its primarily plastic build should be able to handle minor drops.

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Unfortunately, Prime Video and Netflix marathons deserve a brighter screen, and we wish we could drop the ads (without paying) and add in YouTube and the rest of Google's apps. Its comparatively speedy performance and long battery life will made it a solid consumption device. This Amazon Fire 7 review has shown that this is the best tablet at its price point, and will be enjoyed by many who haven't ventured upwards into the more expensive slates. Its response time and quickness to inform me about the weather was as speedy as one would hope from a regular Alexa speaker. That being said, there's no reason to give Amazon much credit here: Alexa was designed to be touch-free, and that should have always been the case.

Touch-free (voice-activated) Alexa is the latest improvement for the Fire 7, so you can now trigger the assistant with its name (with Echo and Computer as alternate hail-signs). The Walmart Onn does not have these limitations, running a more traditional build of Android (that has some ads for Walmart). In fact, when you open YouTube in the Silk browser (Chrome isn't available either), you get a slightly older version of YouTube. Those who compute in Amazon households won't complain, but those who want real Google apps will find none: the Google Play store is not available on Amazon tablets, and neither is Gmail or YouTube. The slate's home screen sections - including those dedicated to ebooks, videos, games and shopping - are all arms of Amazon's many services.

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