Screen size
equal specsFire 7 (2017)7.0"
Fire HD 77.0"
Quick verdict
Fire 7 (2017) and Fire HD 7 are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
Fire 7 (2017)
4
spec wins
Ties
9
equal specs
Fire HD 7
4
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Fire 7 (2017)
No cellular connectivity
Fire HD 7
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire 7 (2017)
N/A
Fire HD 7
N/A
GPRS
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Fire HD 7
No
EDGE
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Fire HD 7
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
No
Announced
Fire 7 (2017)
2017, May. Released 2017, June
Fire HD 7
2014, September. Released 2014, October
Status
Fire 7 (2017)
Discontinued
Fire HD 7
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire 7 (2017)
192 x 115 x 9.6 mm (7.56 x 4.53 x 0.38 in)
Fire HD 7
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
Weight
Fire 7 (2017)
295 g (10.41 oz)
Fire HD 7
337 g (11.89 oz)
SIM
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Fire HD 7
No
Type
Fire 7 (2017)
IPS LCD
Fire HD 7
IPS LCD
Size
Fire 7 (2017)
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~62.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Fire HD 7
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~58.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire 7 (2017)
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Fire HD 7
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
Protection
Fire 7 (2017)
-
Fire HD 7
Corning Gorilla Glass
OS
Fire 7 (2017)
Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Fire 5.4
Fire HD 7
Android 4.4 (KitKat - customized), Fire 4
Chipset
Fire 7 (2017)
Mediatek MT8127 (28 nm)
Fire HD 7
-
CPU
Fire 7 (2017)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Fire HD 7
Quad-core (2x1.5 GHz & 2x1.2 GHz)
GPU
Fire 7 (2017)
Mali-450MP4
Fire HD 7
-
Card slot
Fire 7 (2017)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Fire HD 7
No
Internal
Fire 7 (2017)
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Fire HD 7
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Single
Fire 7 (2017)
2 MP
Fire HD 7
2 MP
Video
Fire 7 (2017)
720p
Fire HD 7
1080p@30fps
Single
Fire 7 (2017)
VGA
Fire HD 7
VGA
Video
Fire 7 (2017)
Fire HD 7
Loudspeaker
Fire 7 (2017)
Yes
Fire HD 7
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire 7 (2017)
Yes
Fire HD 7
Yes
WLAN
Fire 7 (2017)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Fire HD 7
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Fire 7 (2017)
4.0, A2DP, LE
Fire HD 7
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Fire HD 7
No
NFC
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Fire HD 7
No
Radio
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Fire HD 7
No
USB
Fire 7 (2017)
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Fire HD 7
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
Sensors
Fire 7 (2017)
Accelerometer
Fire HD 7
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Fire 7 (2017)
Alexa natural language commands Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Fire HD 7
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Fire 7 (2017)
Li-Ion 2980 mAh, non-removable
Fire HD 7
Li-Ion, non-removable
Talk time
Fire 7 (2017)
Up to 8 h
Fire HD 7
Up to 8 h
Colors
Fire 7 (2017)
Black, Canary Yellow, Marine Blue, Punch Red
Fire HD 7
Black, White, Cobalt, Magenta, Citron
Price
Fire 7 (2017)
About 70 EUR
Fire HD 7
About 120 EUR
Models
Fire 7 (2017)
-
Fire HD 7
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