If you're looking to get your child a cheap tablet as a holiday gift, or just want to give them some digital independence, then this year's Black Friday Amazon Fire HD 8 deals are exactly what you need.
The Black Friday deals event is a great opportunity to pick up a variety of gadgets, and that's definitely true for the 2020 model of Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablet. It's currently down from $89.99 to $44.99 at Amazon US, which is half price, and reduced from £89.99 to £34.99 at Amazon UK – that's well under half price.
Amazon's tablet isn't the best of the best, but it's super-affordable, and offers a good selection of apps and services that make it a pretty capable, if not mega-powerful, device.
Looking for something a bit more powerful? Check out our Black Friday tablet deals.
(Not in the US or UK? Scroll down for the best tablet deals in your region).
The best Amazon Fire 8 HD Black Friday deal in the US
The best Amazon Fire 8 HD Black Friday deal in the UK
The Amazon Fire HD 8 is far from being the world's best tablet, but if you're looking to get your child a cheap gadget this is definitely one to think about thanks to this year's Black Friday deals.
Buy this tablet and you'll get a solid device with a good spread of entertainment and education apps and services. It's a small, portable size at only eight inches, and it has an HD screen, USB-C charging, and a 2MP on the front and another on the back.
It does have a few flaws though. It's locked into Amazon's ecosystem rather than Android or Google Play, so the selection of apps and games is limited; the HD screen is pretty low-quality; and the model we've listed above will have ads on the lock screen (which help to bring its price down). Additionally, the cheapest model only comes with 32GB of storage which isn't a lot (and the larger 64GB model isn't that much better).
But as a younger person's first gadget, and a device that will afford them some digital independence (with parental controls), this is a great device to pick up at a super-low Black Friday price.
Scroll down for more Black Friday deals in the US and UK.
More US Black Friday deals
- Amazon: 50% off TVs, AirPods, clothing & toys
- Apple AirPods Pro 2: down to $199 at Amazon
- Best Buy: up to $700 off TVs, laptops & iPads
- Cheap TVs: $79.99 smart TVs from Best Buy
- Christmas trees: prices starting at $38.99
- Dell: laptops from $299.99
- Dyson vacuums: $150 off cordless vacs
- Gifts ideas: 40% off holiday gifts from Amazon
- Home Depot: 50% off tools & appliances
- Lowe's: $750 off appliances, decor & tools
- Macy's: coats, sweaters & boots from $10
- Overstock: 70% off decor and furniture
- Nectar: up to $500 off mattresses + free gifts
- Nordstrom: 50% off UGG, Nike & North Face
- Samsung: $2,500 off TVs & appliances
- Sephora: 50% off makeup, perfume & gifts
- Target: 45% off toys, TVs, Keurig & more
- Toys: 50% off best-selling toys at Walmart
- Ulta: up to 50% off makeup, hair & perfume
- Verizon: get the iPhone 14 Pro for free
- Walmart: 60% off toys, TVs, vacuums & laptops
- Wayfair: up to 80% off sitewide, + free shipping
More UK Black Friday deals
- Amazon: up to 60% off TVs, laptops, and more
- Adidas: up to 50% off trainers and clothing
- AO: deals on appliances, headphones and TVs
- Argos: up to 1/3 off toys and big TV deals
- Boots: half-price fragrances and make-up
- Box: up to £1,000 off TVs, laptops and PCs
- Currys: 40% off TVs, laptops and vacuums
- Dell: up to 45% off laptops and desktops
- Dyson: save £100 on the Dyson Cyclone V10
- EE: up to £300 gift card with select phones
- Game: PlayStation and Xbox games from £4.99
- John Lewis: up to £400 off TVs and appliances
- Lego: 25% off dozens of sets
- Ninja: save up to £90 on air fryers and pans
- Peloton: up to £500 off
- Reebok: up to 50% off sitewide
- Samsung: up to £250 off phones and tablets
- Shark: up to £220 off cordless vacuum cleaners
- Sonos: 20% off portable speakers and soundbars
- Very: offers on TVs, Lego and fashion
- Virgin: broadband deals from £25 per month
- Wayfair: furniture, lighting and mattress deals
