While far from a premium device, the Amazon Fire Max 11 marks the rare midrange entry in the consumer goods giant’s normally ultra-cheap tablet family. Its two primary CPU cores run a little faster than the ones found in the latest Fire HD 10, making for a smoother user experience, and installing the Google Play Store (which isn’t too difficult) fills in the gaps, software-wise. Although the tablet’s relatively durable to start with, its glass display could use a little extra protection.
As always with screen protectors, you can choose from a few different materials if you’re not attached to the smoothness of high-hardness glass. There aren’t a ton of options for Amazon’s tablets, but these few good ones — along with an interesting case that includes a built-in screen protector — should fulfill pretty much any needs.
Amazon’s Fire tablets tend to be pretty durable, but the Fire Max 11 deserves protection at least as much as the rest, if not more. After all, as the most expensive and largest of Amazon’s Fire tablets, it’s slightly more prone to drops and damage than the more compact models.
If you don’t want to sacrifice the Fire Max 11’s surprisingly good brightness and color performance — which actually beat the Pixel Tablet and 10th-gen iPad in independent testing — a tempered glass screen protector is best. ArmorSuit makes a great one. SaharaCase arguably makes a better one due to a special glass formulation, but the difference won’t be huge. But if you want a quality protector, the brand’s ZeroDamage protector is the way to go (but it comes at a cost). For cost-conscious buyers, XLDK’s three-pack is about as affordable as they come, and definitely worth considering if you like a glass protector but don’t have a ton of faith in your installation skills.
Add DJ&RPPQ’s interesting case that sports a screen cover integrated within the front frame that you snap on to complete the case’s installation. Its heavy-duty construction and landscape-oriented kickstand make it the best choice if you know your tablet will see heavy use, especially by young kids prone to breaking things. There are plenty of other great Fire Max 11 cases, too, if you’re OK with installing your own screen protector but still want the extra level of protection.
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