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While the standard Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition is designed for very young children, the Fire HD 10 Kids Pro version is intended for older children; the recommended age range is 6-12 years. This means a less childish but very strong protective case and a walled garden of more adult games and applications. Since it's a Fire HD 10 below, you have multiple user accounts and can use it as a standard Fire HD 10 for teens or for adults when the kids are in bed. It's the largest of the Kids Pro tablets, with a screen that's adequate for watching videos and playing games. The 10.1-inch screen is roughly the same size as the iPad 10.2 (2020), but it has a different, wider aspect ratio: 16:10 compared to the iPad's 4:3.
- Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro at Amazon for €199.99
As with other Fire tablets, the parental controls are excellent and very comprehensive, and while the included Kids Plus one-year subscription doesn't have the same breadth of content as the Google Play Store, it's not littered with questionable or age-old downloads. inappropriate apps either. If the Kids Plus selection is too restrictive, it's easy to get apps from the Amazon Appstore using the parent's or guardian's account and share them with other family members. If you allow it, each child can also send you requests for apps and games that they want you to approve. The hardware here isn't iPad-class, but it's solidly built and pretty good for the price you pay. It's the same spec as the kids' version: there's a 10.1-inch Full HD display, an octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage, and while the front and rear cameras aren't spectacular, they're more. than capable for video chatting, playing games and photographing every day. The price includes the protective case, and there's a two-year worry-free guarantee: if the Fire Kids Pro breaks, Amazon will replace it. That alone makes it a bundle to consider, as the case may be, the Kids Plus warranty and subscription more than justifies the extra cost over a standard Amazon Fire HD 10.
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Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro release date and price
- € 199.99 / € 199.99 (approximately AU € 270)
- Posted on May 26, 2021
The Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro currently retails for $199.99 / £199.99 (around AU$270). That's $50/$50 more than the non-kids HD 10 and the same price as the non-Pro Kids Fire HD 10, which is designed for kids ages 3-7. This price includes the case and a free one-year subscription to the Kids Plus service. $199/£199 is expensive for a Fire, but it's still considerably less than an iPad, with Apple's starting at $329/£329. For parents on a budget, this is a big difference. The Fire HD 10 Kids Pro launched on May 26, 2021 in the US and UK, but is not available in Australia at the time of writing.
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Design and display
- Robust and durable construction
- A practical stand for watching videos.
- 10.1-inch Full HD display
The Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro is a standard black Fire HD 10 in a colored case - you can choose between solid black, solid blue and patterned Doodle (purple background) and Intergalactic (blue background). The case is much sleeker than the standard Fire Kids Edition tablets, fits over glasses and has a useful and sturdy flip-up stand. In landscape mode, it is 256mm wide and 190mm high; the thickness is 17mm and it weighs 718g including the case. The stand included in the case is sturdy and positions the tablet at a good angle for watching videos.
(Image credit: TechRadar) The screen here is a bright and sharp 10.1-inch IPS panel with good viewing angles. Its resolution is 1920 x 1200, giving it 224 pixels per inch, and it's protected by reinforced aluminum silicate glass. That's a wider aspect ratio than an iPad, at 16:10 instead of 4:3. We think it's better for watching videos, but it looks a bit strange in portrait mode, where its proportions make us feel like if we were holding a huge phone. There are two stereo speakers, two microphones, and a 3,5mm headphone jack; the usual sleep/wake and volume controls are located to the right (or up/down in portrait mode) where you never miss hitting the wrong one.
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Cameras, connectivity and accessibility
- Acceptable cameras for the price.
- Many accessibility features
As with other Fire HD tablets, the cameras here are beyond fantastic, but better than non-HD Fires like the Amazon Fire 7 Kids Pro. The front camera is 2MP and the rear is 5MP; video recording is only 720p. The Amazon Fire 7 for comparison only has a 2 MP snapper on both sides, so the Fire HD 10 Kids Pro's main camera is much better. Image quality is very respectable in decent lighting, but things get noisy in low-light settings.
An Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro camera sample (Image credit: TechRadar) Amazon deserves credit for its accessibility features. The Fire HD 10 Kids Pro has the VoiceView screen reader for users who are blind or visually impaired, and can use text-to-speech or a connected braille display. There are some good accessibility options, including high-contrast subtitles and text, color inversion and correction, and stereo-to-mono audio conversion, and there's a screen magnifier that's useful for magnifying items on the screen. As you'd expect from Amazon, the Fire HD 10 Kids Pro covers the essentials when it comes to connectivity: Wi-Fi works with all flavors up to dual-band 802.11ac, and there's Bluetooth 5.0 with A2DP audio. Of course, there's no mobile data here, and certainly no 5G either.
- Smooth performance in most situations
- 12 hours of battery life
The Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro features an octa-core MediaTek chipset running at 2.0GHz, backed by 3GB of RAM and Mali-G72 graphics. Storage is 32 GB, expandable to 1 TB via microSD card. The operating system here is Amazon's Fire OS 7, based on Android 9. While it's not a very powerful slate, in daily use, the Fire HD 10 Kids Pro has a smooth performance with no stutter or lag, even in fairly heavy video games. demanding, and the user interface is instantly responsive. That said, it's not a serious game. Advertised battery life is up to 12 hours and we found the Kids Pro would easily last a week of after school play between charges. Charging is done via the USB-C port and the included 9W AC adapter, and takes about four hours.
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Software, apps and parental controls
- Kids Plus included free for one year
- Lots of age-appropriate content
- Practical and extensive parental controls
The big draw here is Amazon's software, which creates a fenced-in garden for age-appropriate content. It's designed to work in conjunction with Amazon's Kids Plus subscription service, which you get free for a year and has a good variety of content from brands like Marvel, Disney, Nickelodeon, and LEGO. Content is organized into three age groups: 3-6, 6-9, and 9-12, and there's an impressive selection of Amazon Audible eBooks and audiobooks. The interface for the elderly is more sober and adult than that of the youngest. For content not included in Kids Plus, the child can send you a request that you can then approve or reject; you can completely block access to the Amazon app store or just block in-app purchases. The latter is a great idea for free games that might otherwise lead to large in-app bills. You can also download apps from the Amazon Appstore using your own account, and then share the app or game with other user accounts. This is useful for Netflix, Minecraft, and Zoom, which are not part of the Kids Plus catalog.
(Image credit: TechRadar) Amazon's parental controls are very comprehensive, with good options for blocking or limiting access to the web, enabling child-safe communications, and ensuring kids don't access content they shouldn't. You can set time limits and restrictions on a per-app basis, and there are some thoughtful features, including chat cards for specific books and videos, a remote lock so kids really come to the table, and a "settings" option. Deactivate with » to force bedtime.
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