Storage: 32GB / 64GB (up to 1TB expandable storage)īattery: Up to 12 hours (Amazon estimate)ĭuring our review, we tested the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) in a variety of contexts to put it through its paces. Go ad-free, and your lock screen will be the same as your wallpaper.Ĭhipset: 2GHz Octa-core (4 Cortex-A73s and 4 Cortex-A53s) If you purchase the ad-supported Fire HD 10 (2021), your lock screen will show ads while your wallpaper can come from your Amazon Photos account or stock photos. While not as stylish as a bezel-less tablet, you'll have far fewer accidental taps with this display because of the unresponsive buffer. We also don't have an official number for the Fire HD 10 2021's refresh rate, but from our tests and given the price we're almost certain it's 60Hz, like most affordable slates.Īs we mentioned above, this Fire tablet has fairly large bezels. We then took it outside and found that the display was visible (though dim) in direct sunlight.
We don't have a specific nit value for the new tablet, but we placed it side by side with an iPad Pro 11 (2018), which hits 600 nits, and found the two fairly comparable at max brightness. The Fire HD 10 2021 (left) and the iPad (right) (Image credit: Michael Hicks / Future)Īmazon claims the Fire HD 10 (2021) got a 10% bump in brightness (nits) from the 2019 model. Holding it in one hand unsupported while swiping with the other for a prolonged stretch isn't particularly comfortable. Like most tablets of this size, we found it most convenient to hold with two hands and the bottom propped against our stomach, or set on a flat surface with a kickstand. The Plus version only ships in slate gray, with a softer finish that you may find more comfortable to hold. You can choose between one of four colors: black, denim (dark blue), lavender (pinkish) or olive (green). You do need to watch out for spills, however, as the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has no reported water resistance. With a plastic back, the Fire tablet doesn't have the snazzy metal finish you see on some other devices, but at least you don't need to worry as much about scuffs or falls. Measuring 247 x 166 x 9.2mm with a 10.1-inch LCD display, the Fire HD 10 (2021) has thick bezels on the top and bottom, giving it a lower screen-to-body ratio than recent tablets with edge-to-edge displays. Otherwise, most of the differences between them are internal these Fire tablets still aren't winning any beauty contests. 504g) with a slightly more compact frame. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) received a slight redesign compared to the 2019 model, weighing slightly less (465g vs.
So at the end, while I think Saturn Emulation is definitely improved, it still has a lot of minor issues that do create blockers sometimes. This is currently the best approach for me, as it allows me to run the (incredibly superior Saturn version) of Grandia with nearest filtering but at 1080p and scanlines.Controllers are bugged, you cannot map L2 or R2 (so I need to rotate the camera with R1 everything I want to use the USE-TALK button for example).Workaround is to just save normally within the game Save states are bugged, sometimes they work, most of the times they dont.Im able to play with great performance at 1080p -4x, with a scanlines filter.FMV are running correctly with the latest version.