Screen size
Fire 77.0"
Fire HD 8 (2017)Winner: 8.0"+13%
Quick verdict
Fire HD 8 (2017) leads the measured specs 8-1.
Measured wins
Fire 7
1
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
Fire HD 8 (2017)
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Fire 7
No cellular connectivity
Fire HD 8 (2017)
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire 7
N/A
Fire HD 8 (2017)
N/A
GPRS
Fire 7
No
Fire HD 8 (2017)
No
EDGE
Fire 7
No
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
Storage
Main 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
equal specsStereo speakers
No
Announced
Fire 7
2015, September. Released 2015, November
Fire HD 8 (2017)
2017, May. Released 2017, June
Status
Fire 7
Discontinued
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire 7
191 x 115 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 4.53 x 0.42 in)
Fire HD 8 (2017)
214 x 128 x 9.7 mm (8.43 x 5.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight
Fire 7
313 g (11.04 oz)
Fire HD 8 (2017)
369 g (13.02 oz)
SIM
Fire 7
No
Fire HD 8 (2017)
No
Type
Fire 7
IPS LCD
Fire HD 8 (2017)
IPS LCD
Size
Fire 7
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~62.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Fire HD 8 (2017)
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire 7
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Fire HD 8 (2017)
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
OS
Fire 7
Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Fire 5 UI
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Fire 5.4
Chipset
Fire 7
Mediatek MT8127 (28 nm)
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Mediatek MT8163 (28 nm)
CPU
Fire 7
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Fire 7
Mali-450MP4
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Mali-T730MP3
Card slot
Fire 7
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Fire HD 8 (2017)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Fire 7
8GB 1GB RAM
Fire HD 8 (2017)
16GB 1.5GB RAM, 32GB 1.5GB RAM
Single
Fire 7
2 MP
Fire HD 8 (2017)
2 MP
Video
Fire 7
720p
Fire HD 8 (2017)
720p
Single
Fire 7
VGA
Fire HD 8 (2017)
VGA
Video
Fire 7
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Loudspeaker
Fire 7
Yes
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire 7
Yes
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Yes
WLAN
Fire 7
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire 7
4.0, A2DP, LE
Fire HD 8 (2017)
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Fire 7
No
Fire HD 8 (2017)
No
NFC
Fire 7
No
Fire HD 8 (2017)
No
Radio
Fire 7
No
Fire HD 8 (2017)
No
USB
Fire 7
microUSB 2.0
Fire HD 8 (2017)
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Fire 7
Accelerometer
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Accelerometer
Other
Fire 7
Free cloud storage for all Amazon content Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Alexa natural language commands Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Fire 7
Li-Ion 2980 mAh, non-removable
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Li-Po 3210 mAh, non-removable (11.87 Wh)
Talk time
Fire 7
Up to 7 h
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Up to 12 h
Colors
Fire 7
Black
Fire HD 8 (2017)
Black, Canary Yellow, Marine Blue, Punch Red
Price
Fire 7
About 50 EUR
Fire HD 8 (2017)
About 110 EUR