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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBApple iPad Air
16 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 72.8 |
| 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 | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 194.00 |
| 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 | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 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
IPad Air is way better than Amazon Fire HD 7, with a overall score of 72.8 against 54.8. IPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 7 works with Android 4.4 operating system. IPad Air's design is incredibly thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 7, but it is incredibly heavier and was released only 12 months before.
Apple iPad Air counts with a little sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a quite higher pixels density and a really larger screen. Apple iPad Air has a better processor than Amazon Fire HD 7, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower, and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPad Air also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bits processor.
Amazon Fire HD 7 and iPad Air feature very similar memory for applications and games, both of them have the same internal memory. Apple iPad Air takes a lot better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Apple iPad Air also has a back facing camera with much more MP.
The Apple iPad Air features a very superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 7.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Apple iPad Air is also cheaper than the Amazon Fire HD 7, making it a simple decision.
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