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Google Nexus 7
8 GBAmazon Kindle Fire HDX 7
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 57.1 | 58 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-06-27 | 2013-09-25 |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 10.69 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 120.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.20 MP | -- |
| 0.55 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is slightly better than Google Nexus 7, having a score of 58 against 57.1. Both tablets we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has an older 4.2.2 version while Google Nexus 7 has Android 5.1 version. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is a newer tablet device, and it's also lighter and thinner than Google Nexus 7.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a little faster CPU than Google Nexus 7, and although they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 also has a faster GPU working at 450 MHz and more RAM. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a much better screen than Google Nexus 7, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 also has a way higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a greater pixel count per inch of screen.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 7, because it has more internal memory capacity. Google Nexus 7 features a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. The Google Nexus 7 has a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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