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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBApple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-10-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A5 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 7, getting a 68.1 score against 54.8. IPad mini's design is way thinner and a little lighter than the Amazon Fire HD 7. The iPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4 OS. The Amazon Fire HD 7 features a slightly better screen than Apple iPad mini, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1280 x 800 and a higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
Apple iPad mini has a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 64 GB internal storage. Amazon Fire HD 7 has a bit faster CPU than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores.
IPad mini has a much longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 7. Apple iPad mini 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 also has a back camera with way more mega pixels.
IPad mini is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 7, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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