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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7
32 GBApple iPad Air
16 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 49.6 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-09-06 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.60 x 5.40 x 0.40 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air has a global score of 72.8, which is a lot better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7's score of 49.6. The Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 works with Android 4.0 operating system. Even though Apple iPad Air is somewhat heavier than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7, it's much thinner and also newer.
IPad Air counts with a better processing power than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor and the same RAM amount, the iPad Air also has a better graphics processing unit running at 600 megahertz and a 64-bits processor. Apple iPad Air counts with a sharper display than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7, because it has a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen, a way better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a much bigger screen.
Apple iPad Air takes way better photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 counts with a superior memory for applications and games than iPad Air, because it has 32 GB internal memory. The Apple iPad Air counts with a way better battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7.
The iPad Air not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7.
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