Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023)

The 2023 Fire HD 10 offers the best blend of performance, price, and size in the Fire lineup, making it the best cheap tablet for most people as long as you don't mind being locked into Amazon's ecosystem.

If you're happy to treat a tablet like another decent portable screen for consuming media and games from a large portion of the most popular apps, the Fire HD 10 (2023) will treat you well in return — especially if you've already bought into Amazon Prime and/or other Amazon services. And if you have young ones to whom you wish to dole out an allotment of Roblox (or most any other game of that variety), Fire tablets are kid-friendly.