Screen size
equal specsFire HD 8 (2020)8.0"
Fire HD 8 (2022)8.0"
Quick verdict
Fire HD 8 (2022) leads the measured specs 6-0.
Measured wins
Fire HD 8 (2020)
0
spec wins
Ties
12
equal specs
Fire HD 8 (2022)
6
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No cellular connectivity
Fire HD 8 (2022)
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire HD 8 (2020)
N/A
Fire HD 8 (2022)
N/A
GPRS
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
Fire HD 8 (2022)
N/A
EDGE
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
equal specsCPU speed
equal specsRAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsN/A
Announced
Fire HD 8 (2020)
2020, March 13. Released 2020, June 03
Fire HD 8 (2022)
2022, September 21
Status
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Discontinued
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Available. Released 2022, September 21
Dimensions
Fire HD 8 (2020)
202 x 137 x 9.7 mm (7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 in)
Fire HD 8 (2022)
201.9 x 137.4 x 9.6 mm (7.95 x 5.41 x 0.38 in)
Weight
Fire HD 8 (2020)
355 g (12.52 oz)
Fire HD 8 (2022)
337 g (11.89 oz)
SIM
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
Fire HD 8 (2022)
No
Type
Fire HD 8 (2020)
IPS LCD
Fire HD 8 (2022)
IPS LCD
Size
Fire HD 8 (2020)
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Fire HD 8 (2022)
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~66.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire HD 8 (2020)
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
Fire HD 8 (2022)
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
OS
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Android 9.0 (Pie), Fire OS 7
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Android 11, Fire OS 8
Chipset
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Mediatek MT8168 (12 nm)
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Mediatek MT8169A
CPU
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Hexa-core (6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Mali-G52 MC1
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Mali-G52 2EE MC2
Card slot
Fire HD 8 (2020)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Fire HD 8 (2022)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Fire HD 8 (2020)
32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Fire HD 8 (2022)
32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Other
Fire HD 8 (2020)
eMMC 5.1
Fire HD 8 (2022)
eMMC 5.1
Single
Fire HD 8 (2020)
2 MP
Fire HD 8 (2022)
5 MP
Video
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Yes
Fire HD 8 (2022)
1080p
Single
Fire HD 8 (2020)
2 MP
Fire HD 8 (2022)
2 MP
Video
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Yes
Fire HD 8 (2022)
720p
Loudspeaker
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Yes, with stereo speakers
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Yes
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Yes
WLAN
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire HD 8 (2020)
5.0, A2DP, LE
Fire HD 8 (2022)
5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
Fire HD 8 (2022)
No
NFC
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
Fire HD 8 (2022)
No
Radio
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
Fire HD 8 (2022)
No
USB
Fire HD 8 (2020)
USB Type-C
Fire HD 8 (2022)
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Accelerometer
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Accelerometer
Other
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Alexa natural language commands Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Alexa natural language commands Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Talk time
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Up to 12 h
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Up to 13 h
Charging
Fire HD 8 (2020)
-
Fire HD 8 (2022)
15W wired
Colors
Fire HD 8 (2020)
White, Black, Twilight Blue, Plum
Fire HD 8 (2022)
Black, Denim, Rose
Models
Fire HD 8 (2020)
KFONWI
Fire HD 8 (2022)
KFRAWI
Price
Fire HD 8 (2020)
About 80 EUR
Fire HD 8 (2022)
About 110 EUR