Screen size
equal specsFire 77.0"
Kindle Fire HD (2013)7.0"
Quick verdict
Fire 7 leads the measured specs 5-4.
Measured wins
Fire 7
5
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
8
equal specs
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
4
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Fire 7
No cellular connectivity
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire 7
N/A
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
N/A
GPRS
Fire 7
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
EDGE
Fire 7
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
equal specsIP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
No
Announced
Fire 7
2015, September. Released 2015, November
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
2013, September. Released 2013, September
Status
Fire 7
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire 7
191 x 115 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 4.53 x 0.42 in)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
Weight
Fire 7
313 g (11.04 oz)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
345 g (12.17 oz)
SIM
Fire 7
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Type
Fire 7
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
IPS LCD
Size
Fire 7
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~62.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~58.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire 7
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
OS
Fire 7
Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Fire 5 UI
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Android OS (Jelly Bean - customized)
Chipset
Fire 7
Mediatek MT8127 (28 nm)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
CPU
Fire 7
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Dual-core 1.5 GHz
GPU
Fire 7
Mali-450MP4
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Card slot
Fire 7
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Internal
Fire 7
8GB 1GB RAM
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Single
Fire 7
2 MP
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Video
Fire 7
720p
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Single
Fire 7
VGA
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Video
Fire 7
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Loudspeaker
Fire 7
Yes
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire 7
Yes
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes
WLAN
Fire 7
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire 7
4.0, A2DP, LE
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes
Positioning
Fire 7
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
NFC
Fire 7
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Radio
Fire 7
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
USB
Fire 7
microUSB 2.0
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Fire 7
Accelerometer
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Fire 7
Free cloud storage for all Amazon content Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Fire 7
Li-Ion 2980 mAh, non-removable
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Li-Ion, non-removable
Talk time
Fire 7
Up to 7 h
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Up to 10 h
Colors
Fire 7
Black
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Black
Price
Fire 7
About 50 EUR
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
About 100 EUR
Other
Fire 7
-
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No