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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBApple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-10-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A6X chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 4 has a general score of 70.8, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 7's global score of 54.8. The Apple iPad 4 is a a lot heavier but somewhat thinner device than Amazon Fire HD 7. The Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4 OS. The Apple iPad 4 features a bit better display than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a just a bit higher count of pixels in each display inch, a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way larger screen.
The Apple iPad 4 features a bit better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 7, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPad 4 also counts with a graphics co-processor. The iPad 4 has a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the iPad 4 also has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
The Apple iPad 4 counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The iPad 4's battery performance is just as good as the Amazon Fire HD 7 one.
Apple iPad 4 is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 7, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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