It’s also the brightest Fire tablet we’ve tested to date, with a peak brightness of 504cd/m². You may still struggle with the glare of direct sunlight, but on sunny days you can enjoy the display without having to close the curtains.
Image quality is quite good for a low-priced tablet. An average Delta E of 2.51 means you have about, if not the best, color accuracy for your money, and the 1,657:1 contrast ratio is very good. However, the 90.5% sRGB color gamut coverage and 95.8% volume aren’t all that exciting.
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Amazon Fire Max 11 review: Performance and battery life
Fire Max 11 showed excellent results in performance tests. The octa-core Mediatek Dimensity MT8188J processor has a maximum clock speed of 2.2GHz and is paired with a fairly modest 4GB RAM. Nevertheless, the Fire Max 11 pulled away from its rivals, outperforming the next best product (Oppo Pad Air) by over 80% on single-core benchmarks and around 29% on multi-core benchmarks.
The only model without numbers is the Fire HD 10 Plus. This is due to an issue with the Fire OS running the benchmark software. This will be explained in detail in the next section.
The GPU test had the opposite problem, with the Fire HD 10 Plus running the benchmark, but the Fire Max 11 not being able to run it. Subjectively, however, the Fire Max 11 is not a 3D powerhouse. The fact that Amazon is bundling the Luna controller with the Fire Max 11 may suggest that the tablet is ready for gaming, but my time with Fortnite suffered from choppy and framerate issues. suffered from a decline in Sticking to casual titles makes Fire Max 11 more approachable.
The quoted 14-hour battery life turned out to be a conservative underestimate on Amazon’s part, as the Fire Max 11 lasted less than 20 hours in a standard looped video test. This is much better than most of its peers and beats the Oppo Pad Air by over an hour.
Amazon Fire Max 11 Review: Productivity Bundle and Fire OS
Like the HD 10 before it, the Fire Max 11 has several optional peripherals that turn it into a productivity-focused laptop replacement. Made for Amazon You can buy the stylus pen for an additional £35, the keyboard case for £90, or both for £125.
The keyboard case consists of two separate parts. The backplate connects magnetically to the back of the tablet, the bottom half folds outward to create a built-in kickstand, and the keyboard itself snaps into a magnetic dock on the bottom edge. Both parts are covered in the same fabric as the standard flip cover, giving the tablet a premium feel.
The keyboard is surprisingly comfortable to type on, but it’s too thin to sit on your lap, so you’ll have to use a desk. The trackpad is a little janky, and accidental clicks are common, but overall it’s pretty usable. The basic stylus doesn’t have pressure sensitivity or the ability to charge via a tablet, but it works well here as well. Rushed notes convert well to text, and the tracking is accurate enough even for doodles. However, it’s a shame that the tablet doesn’t come with an official note-taking or drawing app pre-installed.
