Troubleshooting

For information regarding common troubleshooting issues check out the Kindle Fire HD 8 12th Gen troubleshooting page

Background

Released in September 2022, the Kindle Fire HD 8 12th gen is an upgrade to the previous Kindle Fire HD 8's with a new touch screen and faster processing it is the most current model of the fire HD 8 series. There are two versions: one with 32 GB of storage and 2GB of RAM, its model number is KFRAWI, and another model with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, its model number is KFRAPWI. Both have an 8-inch screen with a rear and front-facing camera and a weight of 11.9 ounces. The 32GB model is often $99.99 and the 64GB model is $129.9, but can be cheaper if bought during a sale. The device has had no recalls. The device has received praise for being a good affordable tablet and it's OS but has received complaints about device compatibility with apps and it received praise for its ability to make reading from the table comfortable.

Identification

The Amazon Fire HD 8 12th generation has an 8-inch display and black outer shell with a front and rear-facing camera in the top left. There are speakers on the top edge and the device has a slot for a micro SD card in the bottom right. The device has 3 buttons: a power button and two volume buttons on the side, along with a headphone jack. The back has the Amazon logo on it. To find the model number: open the settings menu, select device options, and find your device model under device model or about fire tablet.

Technical specifications

Screen Size 8 inches

Screen Resolution (pixels) 1280 x 800 IPS

HD Support Yes

Abstracted LCD density tvdpi

RAM 2GB / 3GB

Internal Storage 32GB / 64GB

External Storage MicroSD up to 1 TB

Peripherals n/a

System on a Chip (SOC) platform MediaTek MT8169A

Application Binary Interface (ABI) 32bit/64bit

CPU 6xA55 @ 2.0GHz

GPU Arm Mali-G52 2EE MC2

Wifi Dual band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz

Bluetooth 5.2 LE

Location services WiFi-based

Initial Fire OS version Fire OS 8

Latest Fire OS version Fire OS 8

Android version & API level Android 11, API Level 30

Heap size (default) 128 MB

Heap size (large) 256 MB

Front-facing camera 2 MP

Rear-facing camera 2MP RFC for Base SKU and 5MP RFC for Plus model

Camera AutoFocus No

Microphone Yes

SpeakersMulti-touch 5-point

ConnectorsAccelerometer Yes

Compass No

Gyroscope No

Light sensor Yes

Proximity sensor No

CAD file n/a

Build manufacturerAmazon

ModelKFRAWI (2GB), KFRAPWI (3GB)

Additional Information