Amazon's Fire Max 11 takes the Fire tablet range in a brave new direction, and our extensive review examines if the strategy has worked.
Amazon Fire Max 11 MSRP $230.00 Score Details “ Amazon 's Fire Max 11 takes everything that's good about the Fire tablet range, then adds great accessories for increased productivity.” Pros Cons The Amazon Fire Max 11 is Amazon ’s most powerful tablet yet, but instead of simply being a big-screen portal into Amazon ’s world of goods, music, and movies – which the Fire range has typically been – you can get it with a keyboard and a stylus, which says it’s a productivity device too.
Returning to any piece of tech a year after launch usually means there are various new contenders for your money to list, but not so with the Fire Max 11. It’s still excellent value for a general use tablet, and although aspects do make it old in technology terms, you probably won’t care because of it.
This isn’t a tablet to buy if you want to make a statement. It’s never going to attract admiring glances or single you out as a trendsetter. Instead, it’s inoffensive, well-made, maturely styled , and highly functional. This sounds like I’m putting it down, but I’m not. The Fire Max 11 isn’t trying to be something it’s not and is all the better for it.
It’s good for casual games too. The MediaTek MT8188 octa-core processor handles Asphalt 9: Legends and Candy Crush Soda without a problem, and the kickstand accessory means you don’t have to hold the tablet all the time to play games like this either. The chip does struggle to keep a high frame rate playing Asphalt at times, and with only 4GB of RAM, this isn’t a tablet that will be happy to play graphically intensive, top-level games on.
Apps are a key consideration when considering the Fire Max 11, but luckily you can check out the store for yourself quite easily. Apps can be searched for through the online Amazon store, or you can download the App Store itself onto any Android phone. It’s definitely worth doing this if you have specific apps you want to use on the tablet.
The good news is it can be used as a laptop substitute – I have written the majority of this review, and the Asus Zenfone 10 review, using it – but there are some serious drawbacks you need to be aware of before chucking out your MacBook. On the positive side, the keyboard is very good indeed. The amount of key travel is well-judged, and the spring rate is excellent, so you can get a really good flow going. It’s not too noisy, and it doesn’t feel plasticky or cheap either.
This means connecting to the internet, but there’s no LTE on the Fire Max 11, so you have to rely on public Wi-Fi or your phone’s hotspot feature. I’ve used the Fire Max 11 connected to an iPhone 14 Pro and several Android phones, and it has worked reliably enough, but it’s a little slow to get the connection up and running.
Fire Max 11’s battery and charging There’s a 7,500mAh battery inside the Fire Max 11, and in my experience, it will last for around 10 hours on a single charge if, like me, you prioritize video. Watching for around 45 minutes steals 10% of the battery, and playing games is about the same. Spend an hour working online with Google Docs through the browser using Wi-Fi, and it only takes a few percent, meaning the Fire Max 11 is quite efficient during general tasks.
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