Why You Can Trust CNET Amazon Fire tablet was made for Prime content (pictures)
The 7-inch tablet is Amazon's cheapest.
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Fire sale
Amazon's latest tablet is also its cheapest ever.
The 7-inch Fire costs just $50 or £50. It plays well with an Amazon Prime membership, but its performance is only passable because of its price.
Thick thickness
One of the first things you'll notice about the tablet is its humdrum design.
Gaming performance
Playing simple mobile games is fine, but anything more intense causes sluggish performance and reduced frame rates.
More storage
For the first time ever, Amazon tablets have expandable microSD card slots. You can add up to 128GB of storage.
Plastic design
There are two ways you can tell this tablet is cheap. The first is its flimsy plastic casing.
SD screen
The second is its pixelated screen.
Fire OS 5 Bellini
The Bellini operating system features menu pages for specific content and also includes Amazon recommendations.
Buttons
The top edge houses all of the buttons and ports.
Prime perfect
With a Prime membership, you can stream and download TV shows, movies, music and apps for free.
But with a slightly bigger budget, you can do this with any other Fire tablet, including the new Fire HD 8.
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