Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Amazon |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2015-09-30 | 2013-09-25 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Black |
| $ 170.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is better than Amazon Fire HD 8, having a 60.8 score against 54.1. These tablets work with Android operating system, but Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has older 4.2.2 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 construction has the same weight than Amazon Fire HD 8, but it's somewhat thicker.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a much better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a lot higher display density. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a better CPU than Amazon Fire HD 8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 also has an additional graphics co-processor and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a battery life that is just as good as the battery duration in Amazon Fire HD 8.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 takes much better videos and photos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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