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Amazon Fire HD 10 vs Apple iPad (11th Gen): what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Apple iPad (11th Gen): 76% of 17 owners recommend it, vs 59% of 430 for the Amazon Fire HD 10.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Amazon Fire HD 10

59%of 430 owners recommend
59% recommend · 12% neutral · 29% don't
Owners praise
  • Great value, cheap for a 10-inch tablet
  • Excellent for media, streaming, and reading
  • Much better once de-bloated with Play Store sideloaded
Owners complain about
  • Laggy, slow, underpowered (especially gaming and low RAM)
  • No Google Play, annoying sideload hassle
  • App incompatibility, apps won't install or run
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Apple iPad (11th Gen)

76%of 17 owners recommend
76% recommend · 6% neutral · 18% don't
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What Amazon Fire HD 10 owners say

“Yo lo recomiendo”
— @haenleinviviangarciatejada5594 on YouTube
“You can unload this amazon junk in seconds, makes it stock android and a very decent tablet.”
— BrownTiger3 on Reddit
“I was instantly reminded why Android on tablets is trash. All the different app design languages, the shitty UI scaling, for example, are terrible. No UI optimization. It's just a complete dumpster fire experience. I packed it back up and will be giving it away.”
— [deleted] on Reddit

What Apple iPad (11th Gen) owners say

“Yeah the iPad (A16) is what I use daily and there’s no problems when I use it”
— @lychee.fruitle on YouTube
“Touch ID is great heck MacBooks don’t even have Face ID”
— @mjthethird1 on YouTube
“I dont get why apple is so scared of just adding both touch and face id”
— @MYK7z on YouTube