Screen size
equal specsFire 7 (2017)7.0"
Kindle Fire HD7.0"
Quick verdict
Fire 7 (2017) leads the measured specs 7-5.
Measured wins
Fire 7 (2017)
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
Kindle Fire HD
5
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Fire 7 (2017)
No cellular connectivity
Kindle Fire HD
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire 7 (2017)
N/A
Kindle Fire HD
N/A
GPRS
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
EDGE
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Kindle Fire HD
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
No
Announced
Fire 7 (2017)
2017, May. Released 2017, June
Kindle Fire HD
2012, September. Released 2012, September
Status
Fire 7 (2017)
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HD
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire 7 (2017)
192 x 115 x 9.6 mm (7.56 x 4.53 x 0.38 in)
Kindle Fire HD
193 x 137 x 10.3 mm (7.60 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Fire 7 (2017)
295 g (10.41 oz)
Kindle Fire HD
395 g (13.93 oz)
SIM
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
Type
Fire 7 (2017)
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HD
IPS LCD
Size
Fire 7 (2017)
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~62.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HD
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~53.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire 7 (2017)
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Kindle Fire HD
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
OS
Fire 7 (2017)
Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Fire 5.4
Kindle Fire HD
Android 4.0 (customized)
Chipset
Fire 7 (2017)
Mediatek MT8127 (28 nm)
Kindle Fire HD
TI OMAP 4460
CPU
Fire 7 (2017)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Kindle Fire HD
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Fire 7 (2017)
Mali-450MP4
Kindle Fire HD
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Fire 7 (2017)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Kindle Fire HD
No
Internal
Fire 7 (2017)
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Kindle Fire HD
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM
Single
Fire 7 (2017)
2 MP
Kindle Fire HD
1.3 MP
Video
Fire 7 (2017)
720p
Kindle Fire HD
No
Single
Fire 7 (2017)
VGA
Kindle Fire HD
-
Video
Fire 7 (2017)
Kindle Fire HD
-
Other
Fire 7 (2017)
-
Kindle Fire HD
No
Loudspeaker
Fire 7 (2017)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire 7 (2017)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD
Yes
WLAN
Fire 7 (2017)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Kindle Fire HD
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire 7 (2017)
4.0, A2DP, LE
Kindle Fire HD
Yes
Positioning
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
NFC
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Kindle Fire HD
-
Radio
Fire 7 (2017)
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
USB
Fire 7 (2017)
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Kindle Fire HD
2.0
Sensors
Fire 7 (2017)
Accelerometer
Kindle Fire HD
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Fire 7 (2017)
Alexa natural language commands Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Kindle Fire HD
HDMI port MP4/VP8/H.263 player MP3/WAV/AAC/OGG/E-AC-3 player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Free cloud storage for all Amazon content Text-to-Speech english-language content reader Predictive text input
Type
Fire 7 (2017)
Li-Ion 2980 mAh, non-removable
Kindle Fire HD
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Talk time
Fire 7 (2017)
Up to 8 h
Kindle Fire HD
Up to 11 h
Colors
Fire 7 (2017)
Black, Canary Yellow, Marine Blue, Punch Red
Kindle Fire HD
Black
Price
Fire 7 (2017)
About 70 EUR
Kindle Fire HD
About 150 EUR