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ranked #19,750 most helpful out of 571,544,897 reviews
★★★★☆
Perfect for our younger one, but 1 complaint
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. 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. Finally, I really like the fact that I can pop it out of the case and use it with my own profile. Yeah, it's a cheap lo-res tablet at the end of the day, but I don't own an iPad or anything, so this is a nice screen to have laying around the house. It's no retina display, but it's a decent tablet to thumb through the news at the end of the day. I'm interested to see how the process of the Worry-Free Guarantee goes - but so far, we're satisfied Amazon customers!
October 2015 · Electronics · verified purchase
the product in question
Fire Kids Edition Tablet, 7" Display, 8 GB, Pink Kid-Proof Case (Previous Generation - 5th)
4.2★ · 24,013 ratings, as of 2023
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