Amazon slashes the price of its Fire HD 8 tablet by 50%

If you're thinking about getting yourself a tablet for simple daily tasks like streaming, playing games and web browsing, you needn’t go all out on the most expensive brands.

Right now, you can grab the new Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet for just £49.99, that's 50% off. That price will get you the 32GB with ads version - for an extra tenner you can get rid of the lock screen ads, and for an extra £25 you can double the storage on either version. They’re available in different colours, so you’ve got a few customisation options to choose from.

It has an 8-inch screen, a 5MP rear camera, 3GB of RAM, and a decent chunk of storage even at 32GB, and most of your favourite apps are covered.

*Prices correct at time of publication