Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 60.8 | 51.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Amazon |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2015-09-17 |
| 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches | 7.52 x 4.53 x 0.42 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| $ 100.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 600 x 1024 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 323 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset | -- |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 0 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is better than the Amazon Fire, having a 60.8 score against 51.1. Both devices in this comparison work with Android operating system, but the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has the older 4.2.2 version while Amazon Fire has Android 5.0 version. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is an older device than Amazon Fire, but Amazon could make it a little lighter and somewhat thinner.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a much better screen than Amazon Fire, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 also has a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px and way more pixels per inch of display. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a better processing power than Amazon Fire, because it has a graphics processing unit, more RAM and more CPU cores.
The Amazon Fire shoots way better photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Amazon Fire counts with a battery duration that's very similar to the battery lifetime in Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 and the Amazon Fire cost exactly the same, which makes it easy to pick between these devices.
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