Amazon Fire Max 11 Tablet | Unboxing & Review

Reviewing Amazon's Fire Max 11 Tablet, a FireOS family device for a budget of £249 here in the UK (not including the keyboard and stylus). This unboxing and full tour runs through the highlights and drawbacks of the Amazon Fire Max 11 Tablet, to see if it's one of the best affordable options in 2023.
Despite its mighty 11-inch screen, this tab boasts a skinny and light design that's good for taking wherever you roam. If you pay the extra price for the keyboard dock, you can prop up the Amazon Fire Max 11 and use it as a makeshift laptop or smart display. It's certainly a lot more budget friendly than the Pixel Tablet that's coming to the UK soon.
That display is sharp and poppy, if not quite as bright as I'd hoped. You've also got expandable storage for downloading apps, movies etc, and the Fire Max 11 boasts a dedicated kids mode if you want to keep your offspring entertained.
However, there's no Google Play Store here. You'll be downloading apps from Amazon's own library, which thankfully is well stocked. That UI is also designed to get you spending more money with Amazon, so the Fire Max 11 is best suited to users of Prime, Audible, Kindle etc.
Let us know your own review of the Fire Max 11 tablet down below!
Amazon Fire Max 11 Tablet Unboxing & Review Chapters:
0:00 - Get on with it!
0:34 - What's in the box?
0:54 - Design
2:16 - Ports
2:44 - FireOS & features
4:52 - App Store
5:30 - Keyboard & stylus
6:48 - Kids Mode
7:04 - Alexa & Show Mode
8:14 - Display & audio
9:33 - Cameras
10:14 - Performance & battery life
11:06 - Verdict

[@bigpaw01]

The ads aren’t bad. Once you turn it on you have one ad on the Lock Screen. Then just swipe and you are on the Home Screen. I don’t know why people loose their mind over it. 🙄 You can side load the Google Play store. I have it on mine. Simple and you can learn how on KZbin.

[@christopher9727]

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[@ToniG35]

They’re a joke honestly. Listen though I picked up the Doogee t10 pro for $127 on Amazon!!!!!! I love it

[@bigpaw01]

@@ToniG35 mine was just 90 the 11 inch. So I’m not complaining.

[@potter2702]

As always straight forward honest reviews, Thanks! I managed to get the Ad 64gb version with an ancient fire 8 tablet traded in for £97, couldn't resist at the price.

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Yes, it is well worth avoiding the ads! I'm still using the 2017 original Fire 10 which is working fine but I'm hoping this comes on sale for next month's Prime Day.

[@alondrapaulino3690]

It's on sale now!!!!!

[@pdscoelho]

​@@alondrapaulino3690how much was it's sale price?

[@richnatural6429]

@@pdscoelho$159.99 I have one please save your money it feels hella cheap & hallow

[@LeslieLanagan]

Oh, yeah. The new 10 Plus and the Max will be on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, too.

[@saery4523]

@@richnatural6429doesn’t matter how it feels. How does it run?

[@MichaelW1959]

I bought the Fire 10 last year and use it almost exclusively for reading e-books or watching the occasional movie (from a flash drive). It's great value and the only drawback is having to sideload a lot of apps, since it doesn't allow access to Google's Playstore.

[@DrMoorehen]

Agreed

[@camotech1314]

I feel like thats stupid decision regarding Google play store, but it does also help keep the price down I guess.

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

Very bad Amazon

[@medad5716]

It's as simple as adding 4 applications in sequence.

[@SomeoneMagical_8]

I recently got the Fire HD 10 plus with ad removal haven’t gotten a chance to use it much though. I did however listen to some audiobooks, watched KZbin, and tried some ebooks and alternative reading sites. So far so good. Grew up with the first gen kindle!

[@joeybonavita2739]

Thank you so much for the review! I have been questioning myself on trying to upgrade myself onto a new tablet but I didn’t know which brand I wanted to get! I’m usually one of those frugal people who uses something until it dies or starts to get corrosion on the battery. I used to have an IPad Mini 1st Generation. Now I know that a Fire Max 11 is the best way to go for me and my wallet! Thank you so much Tech Spurt and God Bless❤

[@TheOGRalph]

Looking forward to getting hold of one of these, my HD 8 and fire 7 have served me very well. The pen is somthing ive been hoping for, only reason I never went for the HD 10.

[@LeslieLanagan]

The Fire HD is so underrated. i have a 10 Plus and want to upgrade to the 11 because you can't get the new version of Fire OS without upgrading. They're just so handy, whether we're talking about the 10 or the Max. You don't need a gaming laptop to have a web browser, an Office document, and Facebook all open at the same time. I use AndrOffice, an Android port of LibreOffice. If you add a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, you have a throwdown laptop perfect for basic office or school work. It's not the best or the fastest, but it's the cheapest way to get going with something fairly modern.

[@daggerlane]

No mention of side loading the Google Play Store? Presumably can't mention doing that as it would no doubt annoy Amazon!

[@ToddJumper]

Their web site claims its not possible but I am sure it is.

[@oliverstemp9132]

Another good tablet from Amazon, always worth pointing out Amazon support there products for a very long time as it’s a great buy. But the 10 inch is probably even better.

[@MonticArckeys]

Why?

[@Eddyhand71]

Great review!!!

[@TechWithIpin]

Nice to see your nearing that 1mil. Mark

[@jzgamingstuff549]

Do what you do critisise them as well.. one of the best on KZbin already

[@colinnicoll9169]

Decent with Google stuff added, but overall I'd still look to full Android rather than the Amazon version

[@philjones45]

Quite amusing. A refreshing change.

[@arslannawaz1212]

Great review

[@marksapollo]

If the tablets are like the Kindles then it’s pretty easy to pay a tenner and remove the ads after you’ve bought the tablet? My Kindle has ads but they don’t bother me as it’s only ads for a book and only on the lock screen.

[@bivashbasdaw394]

I need a tablet like that amazing

[@Eric_Casteel]

It is very easy to add Google play store to buy devices. All of the android apps work perfectly on it as well. The fire operating system is running on top of the android software. The $10 is worth it to get rid of the ad also.for $220. You can turn it into a perfect android tablet. Fire tablets have amazing screen, quality, the best battery, life of any electronic device I’ve ever owned and good warranty. This is going to be my fourth fire product. They are amazing. As a sidenote, I thought I would throw in my fire tablets are the only thing I own that are not made by Apple.

[@alluringming]

I had a fire hd 10 and while i liked it for the time i switched out for lenovo since i couldnt do things on it like you could with regular tablets. Such as surf net and play videos at same time along using discord as its own app rather than it just being part of sil browser. Has amazon improves its Os in this model or its basically the same as its othe rmodel?

[@CraigWrightStraygoat]

I'm looking for something for the kitchen to play music from an SD card and stream to an amazon echo (1st gen) speaker. Does this take ages to boot up? Would it connect to the echo via bluetooth and auto-connect to it next time?

[@ratrodgrady]

3:22 The ads are super annoying but all you have to do is go to the support page in settings and type out a good paragraph politely asking them to remove them from your device. It works, and they do it for free without any hassle. I don't think they care lol

[@andrewjohnson1486]

For the cost it takes, I think it could be a good option for students as well as official users. Uses a smart Mediatek chip and has good battery power as well.

[@hensongualberto1755]

I searched the internet about this particular MediaTek chipset but I didn't get any relevant information about it. I still think it's gonna perform well and compete at least with the Galaxy Tab A8. If that's the case, I'd be glad

[@NeoManiac_90]

​@@hensongualberto1755It's basically a supped up Dimensity 700 with newer cores.

[@rocketxm959]

No anime wallpapers😭😭😭😭

[@darling_yext]

Product wasn't good enough, didn't deserve it.

[@user-zh1rl6qc8i]

Yes😐.......😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@camotech1314]

Must be the first review from this guy without anime

[@mikelarsen5836]

That's a good thing! 👍

[@rocketxm959]

@@mikelarsen5836 How??😭😭

[@wizzgamer]

Will get this over the ipad for that Amazon brand name.

[@LouisDuran]

I would love to know how well the Microsoft Whiteboard app works on the Fire 11 device with the stylus.

[@MINISTRYOFPIPS]

Cheers , just about to order one today. Dropping in at £139.99 on Prime Members Day UK. I use an old Fire 10 HD which doesn't support Netflix and is painfully slow, so its a no brainer as I use every day. Great for connecting to Desktop PC using Splashtop app. Toodles ! :)

[@andya07774]

Please please tell me what the point and click adventure game is you briefly show. Thank you 👍

[@Davvyk]

loving my new 8 plus for manga and comics buuuuuuuut. maybe I want this

[@thedarkknight1971]

02:56 - HOWEVER... You CAN find videos on YT that show you how to convert Fire Tablets to an Android based tablet with all the usual Google goodies installed like the Google Playstore etc and usefulness of a standard debloated Android tablet, and none of the Amazon 'Advertieness' or crap... 😏😉 😎🇬🇧

[@scottishghoststories2404]

ejoyed your video you made me buy the fire max 11 today in amazon prime day

[@asan1050]

Thanks Much !.......yes sir

[@MadDogHoek23]

Anyone know how well this would be for video editing?? I have a bunch of old family vhs tapes that I’m transferring to digital and want to edit them.

[@Avgeek1564]

Google play store can easily be side loaded.

[@rebbachemohamedel-amine9228]

Thank you

[@captainbilgewater]

Another Fire 10 owner here. Once I converted it to Android (guides on youtube) it became one of my favourite devices.

[@thenerdshow]

You didn't convert it to android. It was already running Android with Amazon's skin.

[@douglassebold213]

When using it as an Android device, does it still have the option for the Amazon Kid's App? the monthly kids unlimited app for games and such.

[@medinavictor85]

Is it easy to install a new launcher on this?

[@lidr2314]

​@@thenerdshow🙄

[@SirHilary1]

Was going to get one for Mummy but not headphone jack! Mummy always useses old school headphones!

[@crow4972]

The ads aren't a bother at all. They are only on the lockscreen, so no point in removing them

[@bradsterplayz7139]

Apple has no ads on the lockscreen

[@Menace2DaComments]

@@bradsterplayz7139 but they don’t allow the ability to do whatever you want on your device

[@DacMan777]

I imagine come black friday this will be a good deal otherwise I would not bother. IMHO :)

[@MykianaRichards]

I love it

[@andreashavin]

I am on my 2nd and that's likely to go the way of the first, returned to Amazon, why like the first it will only charge at 3.8 watts, it comes with a 9-watt charger, which charges my phone at 12.9 watts so nothing wrong with the charger... As for no Play Store just put a search in and you will find loads of step-by-step ways to sideload it... Charging aside at £140 it's good value.

[@pixelgaming7261]

Ads will slow down the system as it has background tasks to be doing. Also ads aren't very kind to your data so if you have a data limit and you set up a hotspot, they'll chew your data like a child that keeps eating even though they're already full. So yeah, get the ad free version if possible.

[@MrMystri]

I side load google and 90% of the play store apps worked. I had problems with google maps but the tablet was only a spare so weren’t too bothered. Used for books and movies

[@PrincessTatyanna]

I just ordered this today for $149.99

[@favour_dt]

Where can i get the best quality wallpapers for my pc?

[@Earnmonerybu.platrom]

good product

[@andya07774]

Please can you tell me what the game you played was please. Thank you 👍😊

[@nh8383]

Maybe better off with the Honor tab8 12” tablet. £199 on Argos

[@timonalexandr151]

Did you buy the Honor tab? On Geekbench it scores half that of the FIre Max 11.

[@BenSkyLakewood]

Thanks, I'd buy but still don't use the last one I bought 😂

[@tomh5501]

Using Amazon's own system, how easily could this be linked up with an Android phone for swapping over files if I was working on a document for example?

[@chitranshu24]

Nice one!! As always Does it support hdr+ for netflix ?

[@sleeksilver]

I don't think so.

[@otekanonso7059]

Yes it does.

[@marksapollo]

Anyway good review, it’s a decent tablet, cracking value compared to that Google Nest thing at £600! Fuck that.

[@BenjaminW91]

This or the lenovo tab gen 2 p11?

[@darling_yext]

Why would I spend about 250-300£ on a huge amazon product advertising screen?

[@Triplane1234]

You clicked on this video bud

[@darling_yext]

@@Triplane1234 I watch every Tech Spurt video as I'm subscribed to him, but this product is still junk no matter who reviews it.

[@Giana838]

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[@LeChimp-jg6fh]

Jusr ordeed the full package on a deal. Looking forward to adding google sercives lol

[@MrFreesearcher]

Who else has noticed this is the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 with Amazon's own branding and UI over the Chrome OS platform??? Do check it out, but they really are the same. The IdeaPad Duet 3 is a bit cheaper though at the moment, since it already includes the keyboard, while the Fire Max 11 sells it separately. Remember, Amazon is all about pulling the wool over your eyes, even when they have their prime day deals.

[@nunyobiz7889]

The usb-c port is a headphone port as well as charging port.

[@mike.4277]

Nice 👍

[@iamJaekwondo]

My mother has an old ipad which is getting slow ... all she does is watch tv shows and go on youtube ... this will be good enough right? Instead of paying $399-800 for an ipad ... as the big screen on the Fire Max 11 Tablet is a plus too

[@jamess.9743]

kindle products are great for kids. cost effective and you won’t care much if it’s lost/damaged

[@AFG-AJ]

On sale now on amazon black friday deal for £135

[@bhuxtablesmith]

I have Fire 10 HD with AD's and have to say they are no intrusive. I hardly notice them. So personally it is not worth a tenner to get them removed. Though I know I have been able previously to just get them removed for nothing if you give them a ring. I might have considered this one if I did not already have the Fire HD 10.

[@victorutomo7244]

2:10 really like how the already boring back panel getting all dirty and oily. Uncle spurt definitely has no intention to show any good 😂

[@MykianaRichards]

I like it

[@fhoneman]

Can you use it for dji drones??

[@DiscordantVice]

Are these good for an 8 yr old? My nephew wants a tablet

[@ArchangelHornet]

$149 prime day sale. lets go!

[@royfokerpoker1802]

Can't even get KZbin on this

[@roseforyoubabe]

on sale this week for 149 with 64 gigs at best buy

[@ivamorris1605]

Swapping tomorrow 14/08/23 my Amazon fire 10 for Amazon fire max11

[@moratimonageng5034]

Pls review the huawei nova 11 and 11 pro

[@rafarrance]

I have a Fire 10 with Ads.The only Ads I get is on the lockscreen which I swipe past to use the tablet anyway. So I wouldn't pay £10 to remove the Ads.

[@Jays1ndone]

1:42 that’s what she said 😂

[@KD6-3.7.2]

Wtf is with all the Fire Tab haters. It's a solid tab for the price and it will go on sale. If you need a cheap tablet for basic video streaming and light use this is a great option just wait for a prime day or black Friday sale which will inevitably come

[@Switchwall]

Fire tab is still shit 🤪

[@Switchwall]

Y'all can't change my mind

[@Barbarapape]

Wait for it to appear on a decent deal, for me it is too attached to Amazon, no Google play is a deal breaker for me

[@salimkhan471]

Nice

[@TheRiko83]

There's ways of getting rid of the ads through software

[@mussapie5002]

Epic.......

[@okilydokily995]

No wireless charging?

[@dannysvinylrainbow4852]

I hope it's better than fire tablet 8 inch. I bought a few of those last year and the battery only lasts about an hour or so. They declined tremendously. My fire tablet 10 on the other hand has a great battery. I don't know why I would need this one over the 10.? not much different that I could see

[@TheOGRalph]

An hour or so from the Fire 8, mate if that is really the case then you've been very unlucky.

[@richnatural6429]

@@TheOGRalphit’s true. I have the 2017 10.1 and it has about 1hr 10 minutes of battery life now. The battery stopped holding charge after the warranty was over

[@E-man5375]

The fire store does have a KZbin app

[@gousmiahvlogs6755]

Good

[@mattsanchez4893]

Nice rewiew, but I wsihed you'd have spent some more time of performance aspect of the tablet; my issue with Fire tablets has always been their performance, particulary as it relates to surfing the internet. I iPad and Pixel phone run rings around the performance of the fire tablets; also not having Android on these tablets is a no go for me.

[@cryengine_x]

it did get an updated chipset which is like twice as fast by geekbench single core which is my benchmark of choice. amazon claimed 50% more powerful than the prior model i believe. and yeah mainstream tech reviewers dont even run a benchmark, just "it feels slow/fast/whatever" sad lol. but um yeah ipad and pixel phone run rings around this when it comes to your wallet too lol what did you expect.

[@andyH_England]

I would get an iPad 9 at this price, £250. It has much better performance and therefore in 5-7 years' time the iPad will still feel good. Better apps, more apps and longer support on the iPad. Also, better accessories.

[@cryengine_x]

@@andyH_England the amazon will go on sale for significantly even less though at some point to be fair. at least 149 in the states i assume, maybe lower. also do they still make ipad 9? personally i dislike buying things used for some weird reason i'm not even sure of.

[@andyH_England]

@@cryengine_x Yes, when Apple released the iPad 10, they continued to make and sell the iPad9. They can be had very cheaply during sales, and offer much of the Amazon devices offer.

[@AnaPki86]

How is it compare to samsung Galaxy Tab S8?

[@Whirlowdale]

I was annoyed you can’t watch BT Sport on in in the UK. Maybe TNT Sport rebrand will resolve this anomaly.

[@kai84m]

You mentioned ads. I have to admit that I'm blocking ads - do you have a Patreon Account or something similar where I can compensate for that?

[@aram7443]

Are the apps free? Like google apps.

[@FateBoost]

This is £150 for the 64gb version without ads on Prime Day.

[@wizzgamer]

Doesn't have enough ram though needs 6GB in 2023 otherwise it will continue to lock up just like my Fire HD 10 does it's only worth considering it's reduced to £99 or less sadly.

[@ready_player_jay2292]

I am considering this with the Prime Day sale here in a few days, with my trade in on my current Fire HD8 it'll be $140ish. Sadly I am still on the fence to buy a "high end" Fire tablet. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Looking for some review videos to kick me over the edge.

[@TechWithIpin]

Hi Uncle spurt...Its been a while I've been here 😇

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

Spurt have spurted

[@juanvelasquez9114]

samsung tab 6 lite or fire max 11?

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

It's a great device, but it can't read ExFAT micro SD cards. It's limited to FAT32. It certainly makes a problem if you plan to use a big SD card .

[@raselkhan18]

nice

[@kjrom]

I'd grab a Redmi Pad, a Galaxy tab A8 or an Honor Pad 8 instead.

[@Menace2DaComments]

2 of those options steal your data, the other option slows down after a period of time

[@emelen51]

4 gigs of ram,nahh,better options with 6,8 gigs of ram! Just my humble opinion.Xiomiiiiii.Good video mate! Saludos desde PR.

[@gailplatt1]

Just get on sale 3 times a year for £129.99

[@Guatemala72]

Amazon fire 12 !

[@tritonthelion]

Does this support hdmi out?

[@sammymesnaoui7157]

This ☝️! And does the HDMI out carry audio? Can anyone confirm?

[@Kevin-qz3bq]

Fire Tool box for the ads

[@Decadency11]

1:42 That's what he said.

[@LettingHellLooseGaming]

Not having KZbin is an instant no no, shame, was about it buy this.

[@keithmiller9665]

Might be worth it IF it was on special offer at $99 / £99 given its size but otherwise at its advertised price it is a hard “no”. On the apps store, it is a weakeness unless Google Apps can be loaded via the usual hack on Amazon tablets. I have had problems with headphone / earbud apps working though on Amazon tablets.

[@oliverstemp9132]

I don’t think any half decent tablets are £99 😂

[@Teelsambal]

For me the tablet is weak for the price. 179 euro sounds about right. Maybe at Christmas sale.

[@cryengine_x]

@@Teelsambal you cant touch it at the price in the states, dunno if it's different elsewhere. the galaxy s6 light or whatever is like half as powerful vs this new updated chipset in the fire max (and it usually costs 330, though i think i saw it on sale last week for 249). nothing much else full size under 300. but yes sale is where these tablets shine. the old fire hd 10 was 149 but went on sale as low as 75. 149 sale price should be a given for this one, but i'll be fascinated to see if it goes any lower.

[@DrMoorehen]

Who said the s6 lite isn't comparable with this! Nonsense, I have two s6 lites and they're helluva better than this Amazon is junkett

[@cryengine_x]

@@DrMoorehen the s6 lite has about 300 geekbench 5 single core thats pathetic imo. about the same as the last gen fire hd 10. it's underpowered.

[@keithmiller9665]

Any AV1 support?

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

I doubt it,so much