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Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026) vs Fire HD 8 8th gen
A side-by-side comparison of the Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026) and the Fire HD 8 8th gen, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Technology
- No cellular connectivity
- 2G bands
- N/A
- GPRS
- No
- EDGE
- No
Fire HD 8 8th gen
Not listed for this device
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Announced
- 2026, October 09
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, October 14
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Announced
- 2018 May 1
- Status
- Available. Released 2018 Jun
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Dimensions
- 6.5 mm thickness
- Weight
- 550 g (1.21 lb)
- Build
- Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
- SIM
No
Stylus support
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Dimensions
- 128 × 214 × 9.7 mm
- Weight
- 369 g
- Build
- No
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Type
- IPS LCD, 120Hz
- Size
- 11.95 inches, 422.8 cm2
- Resolution
2800 x 1840 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~280 ppi density)
Nanomatte display, made by Corning (optional)
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Type
- Color IPS TFT LCD display, 16.8M colors
- Size
- 8.9 inches
- Resolution
- 1280x800 pixels (~170 PPI density), ~83.8% screen-to-body ratio
- Protection
- No
- Touch
- Capacitive multi-touch screen
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- OS
- Android 16
- Chipset
- Mediatek Dimensity 8400 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (1x3.25 GHz Cortex-A725 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A725 & 4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A725)
- GPU
- Mali-G720 MC7
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- OS
- Google Android 7.1 (Nougat)
- Chipset
- MediaTek MT8163 28 nm
- CPU
- 1.3 GHz quad-core
- GPU
- ARM Mali-T730MP3
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
UFS 3.1 (128GB)
UFS 4.0 (256GB)
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Card slot
- microSD
- Internal
- 16GB 5GB RAM
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Single
- 13 MP, AF
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Single
1.9 MP, 1.0 x optical zoom, CMOS, HDR photo, Panorama Photo
- Video
- 1280x720 pixel
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Single
- 8 MP
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Single
1.9 MP, CMOS
- Video
- 1280x720 pixel
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers, with Dolby Atmos)
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Loudspeaker
- stereo
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band
- Bluetooth
- 5.3 A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- No
- NFC
- No
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort, magnetic accessory connectors
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- WLAN
- 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 4.1
- NFC
- No
- USB
- USB Micro-B (Micro-USB) USB 2.0
- USB features
- USB charging, USB Host, USB OTG 1.0, USB OTG 1.3, USB PD
- Wireless features
- Wi-Fi Tethering, WiDi, Wi-Fi Calling
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Sensors
- Accelerometer, L sensor
- Software
- Intelligent personal assistant
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Type
- 9000 mAh
- Charging
- 27W wired
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Type
- Li-ion polymer (LiPo)
- Endurance
- 12.0 hours
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026)
- Colors
- Graphite
- Models
- ATSPWI, ATSPUWI
- Price
- About 450 EUR
Fire HD 8 8th gen
- Models
- Fire HD 8 8th gen WiFi 16GB
- Market
- Central America, North America, Worldwide
- Countries
- Canada, Mexico, USA
How the Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026) and Fire HD 8 8th gen differ
- The Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026) has the bigger screen, 11.95 inches against 8.9 inches.
- The Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026) offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 5 GB.
- The main cameras are 13 MP on the Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026) and 1.9 MP on the Fire HD 8 8th gen.
- The Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro (2026) is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.