
In other words, even one of the fastest microSD cards is twice as slow as the Fire tablet's internal storage. We tested this 16GB SanDisk A2 microSD card (A2 cards are supposed to be the best for apps) with a 7th-generation Fire HD 8, and random read speeds were 3x slower than the internal storage, with even worse random write speeds. As we've covered in detail, even the fastest microSD cards are slower than the internal storage used by modern phones and tablets. Tagged: amazon fire, amazon fire hd, amazon fire hd 8, amazon fire tablet, amazon tablet, android tablet, fire os, fire os 5.4, google play, launcher hijack, tablet Post navigation Previous Deals. However, moving apps to your SD card makes your Fire tablet slower. That means you can actually use an SD card as an extension to your internal storage. Older Fire tablets let you move some apps to the microSD card, but if you have a model released in the last few years, it's probably running on Android 7.0 Nougat or newer. This works with the Fire HD 8 (8th Generation) on version 6.3.0.1, but you have to go into Settings>Apps>Manage All>LauncherHijack and tick Display Over Other Apps on, that will prevent the app from appearing to close as you try to open it and let you select the Google Now launcher. No matter how you cut it, that's not a lot of storage - especially if you're downloading tons of apps, movies, and more. Amazon starts the Fire HD 8 and 10 with 32GB of storage, while the Fire 7 includes a paltry 16GB.
