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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2014-01-06 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 26.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 12.2 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 247 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is way better than Amazon Fire HD 7, having a score of 78.5 against 54.8. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 body is a lot heavier but incredibly thinner than Amazon Fire HD 7, and they were released only 9 months apart. These devices come with the same Android 4.4 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any differences in that aspect.
Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 features a better CPU than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have 4 processing cores, the Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory and an additional GPU. Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a little bit better display than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a just a little higher pixels number per display inch, a lot better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a really bigger screen.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has more internal memory and a SD card slot that holds up to 64 GB. Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 7. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 also has a way more megapixels camera.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 costs more than Amazon Fire HD 7, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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