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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBApple iPad Air
128 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-10-02 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| 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 |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 7, having a overall score of 77.9 against 54.8. Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4 OS. The Apple iPad Air body is extremely thinner than Amazon Fire HD 7, but it's extremely heavier and was released only 12 months before.
IPad Air counts with a better performing processor than Amazon Fire HD 7, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower, and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the iPad Air also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra graphics processing unit. Apple iPad Air counts with just a bit better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a just a little more pixels per inch in the display, a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much larger display.
IPad Air has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Air has a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 7. Apple iPad Air takes way better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Apple iPad Air also has a lot higher 5 megapixels resolution back camera.
Apple iPad Air costs more than the Amazon Fire HD 7, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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