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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7
32 GBBlackBerry PlayBook
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 49.6 | 52 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Blackberry |
| Android 4.0 | BlackBerry Tablet OS |
| 2012-09-06 | 2010-09-27 |
| 7.60 x 5.40 x 0.40 inches | 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | TI OMAP 4430 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
BlackBerry PlayBook has an overall score of 52, which is just a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7's global score of 49.6. The BlackBerry PlayBook has BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 works with Android 4.0 operating system. The BlackBerry PlayBook design is just a little bit thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7, but it is a bit heavier and was released many years before.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 has a bit more vivid display than BlackBerry PlayBook, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 also has a better resolution of 800 x 1280px and a better pixel quantity in each screen inch. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than BlackBerry PlayBook, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM and the same number of cores, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 also has a faster graphics processor working at 384 megahertz.
BlackBerry PlayBook captures a lot better photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7. The BlackBerry PlayBook and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 have quite similar memory for games and applications, both have equal 32 GB internal storage. BlackBerry PlayBook's battery performance is very similar to Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7's battery duration.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, BlackBerry PlayBook is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making this tablet an obvious call.
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