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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBApple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-10-02 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.17 | 8.47 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 7's global score of 54.8. Although Apple iPad Air 2 and Amazon Fire HD 7 were released only 0 months apart, Apple iPad Air 2's body is thinner but way heavier than Amazon Fire HD 7. The Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 7 works with Android 4.4 OS.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a slightly better screen than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a little bit greater pixel number per display inch, a much bigger display and a much higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. IPad Air 2 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad Air 2 counts with just a little better performance than Amazon Fire HD 7, because although it has a lower number of cores, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a 64-bits processing unit. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 7. IPad Air 2 shoots much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the iPad Air 2 also has a much more mega pixels camera in the back.
The Apple iPad Air 2 costs more money than Amazon Fire HD 7, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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