Amazon slashes a whopping 45% off its new tablet for Black Friday

Black Friday and Amazon are almost synonymous, with the online retail giant often offering some of the best Black Friday bargains. That includes hefty discounts on its Amazon-branded product range, making it a perfect time to pick up an Echo or an Amazon Fire tablet.

If you’re on the hunt for the latter, look no further; Amazon has hacked an impressive 45% off the new Amazon Fire Max 11, bringing it down to just £134.99 – the cheapest it has been since it first launched in May 2023. That’ll net you the 64GB variant with Amazon ads built into the tablet, though you can pay slightly more at £144.99 to get an ad-free version.

That’s a particularly eye-catching deal not only because it brings the price of the Fire Max 11 down to its lowest since launch but because, at its discounted price, it’s cheaper than the £149 RRP of the Amazon Fire 10 (2023). That essentially means you’re getting an upgraded tablet with a better screen and a premium 11-inch design for free.

As you can see from the above price tracker, the Amazon Fire Max 11 is the cheapest it has been in the past 30 days. But we can do one better than that – looking at Amazon price tracker Keepa, we can actually see that it’s currently the cheapest it has been since launch earlier this year. If you were tempted by Amazon’s top-end tablet before, this makes it a must-have.

Is the Amazon Fire Max 11 worth buying?

• The Amazon Fire Max 11 has a solid display that beats most budget competition in benchmarks.
• It offers a bigger display, better performance, and longer battery life compared to the Fire HD 10 Plus.
• The tablet has an aluminium body with a premium look similar to Apple’s iPads.
• It comes with a fingerprint scanner built into the power button for added security.
• The 11-inch IPS LCD display has a pin-sharp 2K resolution and excellent contrast.
• The tablet is compatible with work-focused accessories such as a full keyboard case and stylus.
• Everyday performance on the Fire Max 11 is surprisingly solid for a budget tablet.
• The tablet offers decent volume and clear audio quality, although it lacks bass performance.
• The software experience may be limited due to the lack of Google apps and services.
• The Fire Max 11 has impressive battery life but charges slowly with the included 9W brick.

The Amazon Fire Max 11 is an entirely different device from the rest of Amazon’s budget Fire collection – and that’s not just down to its more premium price tag. Looking at it, it doesn’t resemble any of Amazon’s cheaper tablets, with a design and build that’s not too dissimilar to an iPad, and it boasts compatibility with a keyboard case and stylus too.

The 11-inch IPS LCD display is a particular stand-out point with the Fire Max 11, boasting a pin-sharp 2K resolution that, when coupled with fairly loud stereo playback, makes it great for both reading text and watching movies. Plus, with impressive multi-day battery life, we found we could watch several movies on a trip without needing to top the tablet up once.

The only catch is that, like the cheaper Fire tablets, it runs Amazon’s Fire OS which is fairly limited compared to the standard Android experience. It lacks Google Play and thus plenty of apps that rely on Google services, making this more of an entertainment device than one you should consider for serious work.

If you want to find out more, make sure you take a look at our comprehensive Amazon Fire Max 11 review.

Looking for a different deal?

If the Amazon Fire Max 11 doesn’t tick all the boxes you’re looking for, there’s also a tempting deal on Apple’s iPad 10, and we’re tracking all the best Black Friday deals in real-time if you’re looking for something other than a tablet.

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