Amazon Fire HD 8 2016 edition (pictures)

Amazon's new Fire HD 8 looks a lot like last year's Fire HD 8, but there are a few key differences, the biggest of which is the new, much lower price tag of $90.

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Sept. 21, 2016 10:32 a.m. PT

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Amazon Fie HD 8 (2016)

Amazon's new Fire HD 8 looks a lot like last year's Fire HD 8, but there are a few key differences, the biggest of which is the new, much lower price tag of $90.

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Amazon Fie HD 8 (2016)

Amazon's new Fire HD 8 looks a lot like last year's Fire HD 8, but there are a few key differences, the biggest of which is the new, much lower price tag of $90.

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Amazon Fie HD 8 (2016)

Amazon's new Fire HD 8 looks a lot like last year's Fire HD 8, but there are a few key differences, the biggest of which is the new, much lower price tag of $90.

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Amazon Fie HD 8 (2016)

Amazon's new Fire HD 8 looks a lot like last year's Fire HD 8, but there are a few key differences, the biggest of which is the new, much lower price tag of $90.

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Amazon's new Fire HD 8 looks a lot like last year's Fire HD 8, but there are a few key differences, the biggest of which is the new, much lower price tag of $90.