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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBApple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 77.5 |
| 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 | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| -- | 32.00mm 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 | |
| -- | 6350mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 3 has a global score of 77.5, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 7's overall score of 54.8. The iPad mini 3 construction is way thinner but a little bit heavier than Amazon Fire HD 7, and they were released with only a few months difference. The iPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 7 counts with Android 4.4 OS.
IPad mini 3 counts with a more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a higher pixel density, a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a little larger display. IPad mini 3 counts with a little faster CPU than Amazon Fire HD 7, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 7. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Apple iPad mini 3 also has a camera with a way better 5 mega pixels resolution.
Apple iPad mini 3 costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 7, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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