Fire Kids Edition, 7" Display

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• Up to $109 in savings on Fire, 1 year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited and a Kid-Proof Case, plus a 2-year worry-free guarantee
• Not a toy, a full-featured Fire tablet with a 7" IPS display and front and rear cameras. Add a microSD card for up to 128 GB of additional storage.
• 2-year worry-free guarantee: if they break it, return it and we'll replace it for free. No questions asked.
• Unlimited, free access to 10,000 kid-friendly books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, and games with 1 year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited included
• Best-in-class parental controls allow you to manage usage limits, content access, and educational goals

Display	7" touchscreen, 1024 x 600 resolution at 171 ppi, SD video playback, with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and advanced polarizing filter
Size	8.6" x 5.4" x 1.0" (219.0 x 138.0 x 25.5 mm)
Weight	14.3 ounces (405 grams)  Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process
CPU & RAM	Quad-Core 1.3 GHz with 1 GB of RAM
Storage	8 GB of internal storage (5 GB available to user). Add microSD card for up to 128 GB of additional storage for even more movies, TV shows, photos, personal videos, and apps. Some apps may require that they are installed on internal storage.
Battery Life	Up to 7 hours of reading, hiholidays  surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music (based on mixed usage outside of Amazon FreeTime mode). Battery life will vary based on device settings, usage, and other factors such as web browsing and downloading content. Actual results may vary.
Charge Time	Fully charges in under 6 hours using the micro-USB power adapter included in the box, or slightly longer with other micro-USB power adapters that you may already have.
Wi-Fi Connectivity	Single-antenna Wi-Fi. Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n standard with support for WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
4G Connectivity	N/A
Ports	USB 2.0 (micro-B connector) to connect to a PC/Macintosh computer, or to charge your device with the included power adapter; microSD slot for external storage
Audio	3.5 mm stereo jack and integrated speaker
Content Formats Supported	Kindle (AZW), KF8, TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible Enhanced format (AAX), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM/WAVE, OGG, home depot black friday 2015 WAV, M4V, MP4, AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MKV, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, HTML5, CSS3, 3GP, VP8 (WEBM)
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Camera Specs	VGA front-facing camera. 2 MP rear-facing HD camera.
Location Services	Location-based services via Wi-Fi
Available Colors	Blue or Pink Kid-Proof Case
Additional Features	External volume controls, built-in Bluetooth with support for A2DP compatible stereo headphones, speakers, microphone, and LE accessories support
Accessibility Features	VoiceView along with Screen Magnifier enable access to the vast majority of Fire tablet features. VoiceView features IVONA's award-winning natural language text-to-speech voice. Fire OS 5 also includes system-wide Closed Caption settings, adjustable font sizes up to 50% larger, and a variety of book reading text adjustments such as adjustable colors and text spacing. Also includes adjustable font color and built-in Oxford dictionary. Learn more
System Requirements	Fire Kids Edition is ready to use right out of the box—no setup, no software to install, no computer required to download content
Warranty and Service	2-year worry-free guarantee. Coverage for anything that happens to your Fire Kids Edition including electrical and mechanical breakdowns. See details. Use of Fire Kids Edition tablet is subject to the terms found here
Included in the Box	Fire tablet, Amazon Kid-Proof Case, USB 2.0 cable, 5W power adapter, and Quick Start Guide
Age Range	Ages 3 and up. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3yrs.

With a years subscription to FreeTime and it’s black friday tablet deals  huge library of age appropriate videos, books and games, a two year replacement policy and a great tablet, this seems pretty good value.

Although not as sharp as the more expensive competition, the screen is clear, bright and colourful at almost any angle, and a pleasure to watch video or play games on. It is highly reflective, and pretty useless in bright sunlight, but otherwise great. While the low resolution makes reading very small text difficult, most text in FreeTime books is large and clear, and as a video player it’s a joy.

Web performance is certainly fast enough, and it ran the graphically intense “Real Racing 3” with ease (so even good for older kids). Sound quality from the mono speaker was impressive, and at 7 hours, the battery life is pretty respectable.

A bluetooth connection at this price is a surprising bonus (means you can keep the older one’s happy with a bluetooth speaker), although the front and rear cameras are basic, as is the low 5Gb of usable storage. At least you can add a huge (up to 128Gb) Micro-SD card to store more stuff.

In conclusion, for a child from 3-12 year old this is a non-brainer. Four times cheaper than an iPad mini, and all the functionality.

- We have an old 3rd gen iPod touch for travel for my 13 month old daughter, but she expresses more interest in my iPhone 6+ than the tiny iPod. When Amazon launched this refresh, we jumped on it for an upcoming 3 hour plane trip. After spending 2 days using it, I'm satisfied with it, and it keeps the baby's interest.

I had a couple questions about it in the back of my mind, before it arrived, and perhaps you have the same:

Q: Which model of Fire tablets is this most similar to?
A: I wondered, if this was a product all it's own, or a re-packaged existing Fire. Inside the box, you literally get...ANOTHER BOX with the actual Fire tablet inside it. In that box is the actual $49 Fire, that has been given Amazon Freetime (kid's apps/videos) access. You simply pop that tablet in to the foam case (it's very tight - a good thing). So, it appears an extra $50 gets you the worry free guarantee, Amazon Freetime, and a foam case.
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Q: Is FreeTime content available offline, the same way you can download Prime video now?
A: Best I can tell, no. I'm still researching this one, but I'm not having any luck. My workaround right now is do download Prime content in my profile, and switch to that when there's no wifi. A pain, and I wish this was a feature. If I can have it in Prime why not in Freetime? This is why I only give 4 stars.

Q: Is one year old too young?
A: According the age on the box, yes (3 yrs)...but so far with a little assistance, ours seems to like it. The case is the right amount of chunkiness for her to hold, and the volume level is perfect at about 80%.

Others have griped about it, but I actually like the fact that there's no physical home button - our young daughter can't exit videos or apps quite as easily.