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| Global Score | |
| 49.6 | 54.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Amazon |
| Android 4.0 | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2012-09-06 | 2015-09-30 |
| 7.60 x 5.40 x 0.40 inches | 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Orange and Pink |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | MediaTek chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HD 8 has a score of 54.1, which is slightly better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7's 49.6 general score. Both devices in this review have Android OS, but the Amazon Fire HD 8 has newer 5.0 Lollipop version while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 has Android 4.0, so it provides the user some nice extra features. Amazon Fire HD 8 is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it's also notably thinner and way lighter than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 counts with just a bit better display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 800 x 1280, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 also counts with a little better number of pixels per inch in the screen. The Amazon Fire HD 8 features a bit superior CPU than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Amazon Fire HD 8 also counts with more processing cores.
Amazon Fire HD 8 features a greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7, because although it has just 16 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB. The Amazon Fire HD 8 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 has a battery performance that's just as good as the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 one.
Amazon Fire HD 8 is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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