You Get What You Pay For
The biggest area of sacrifice is performance. You may not care much that the display isn’t even 720p, but you probably will notice when the tablet is struggling to open Disney+.
Fire Tablets Are Not Kindles
Fire tablets have color touchscreens and they feature a full operating system that can run apps and games. Kindle e-readers—such as the Kindle Paperwhite—have black and white “e-ink” displays. They do support touch, but there are no apps or games to download from an app store.
The Fire tablets are nice if you want to do more than just reading, but that also means the reading experience is not quite as good as a Kindle. An e-reader like the Kindle Paperwhite is much easier on your eyes and the battery can last for weeks.
Limited App Selection
Another thing you may not be prepared for is the limited app selection. If you’re expecting to easily find every app that’s available on your iPhone or Android device, you’re going to be disappointed.
The good news is you do technically have access to those 3 million+ apps in the Play Store. You can sideload Android apps on Fire tablets relatively easily.
No Google Apps
This requires more effort than simply sideloading individual apps, but you only have to do the initial setup once and then it’s smooth sailing. From there you can download all the Google apps you want.
