Screen size
Fire HD 10Winner: 10.1"+21%
Fire HD 88.0"
Quick verdict
Fire HD 10 and Fire HD 8 are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
Fire HD 10
2
spec wins
Ties
12
equal specs
Fire HD 8
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Fire HD 10
No cellular connectivity
Fire HD 8
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire HD 10
N/A
Fire HD 8
N/A
GPRS
Fire HD 10
No
Fire HD 8
No
EDGE
Fire HD 10
No
Fire HD 8
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
equal specsStorage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
equal specsIP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsNo
Announced
Fire HD 10
2015, September. Released 2015, September
Fire HD 8
2015, September. Released 2015, September
Status
Fire HD 10
Discontinued
Fire HD 8
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire HD 10
262 x 159 x 7.7 mm (10.31 x 6.26 x 0.30 in)
Fire HD 8
214 x 128 x 7.7 mm (8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 in)
Weight
Fire HD 10
432 g (15.24 oz)
Fire HD 8
311 g (10.97 oz)
SIM
Fire HD 10
No
Fire HD 8
No
Type
Fire HD 10
IPS LCD
Fire HD 8
IPS LCD
Size
Fire HD 10
10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Fire HD 8
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire HD 10
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~149 ppi density)
Fire HD 8
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
OS
Fire HD 10
Android OS (customized), Fire 5
Fire HD 8
Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Fire 5
CPU
Fire HD 10
Quad-core 1.5 GHz
Fire HD 8
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
Chipset
Fire HD 10
-
Fire HD 8
Mediatek MT8135
GPU
Fire HD 10
-
Fire HD 8
PowerVR G6200
Card slot
Fire HD 10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Fire HD 8
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Fire HD 10
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM
Fire HD 8
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Single
Fire HD 10
5 MP
Fire HD 8
5 MP
Video
Fire HD 10
1080p@30fps
Fire HD 8
1080p@30fps
Single
Fire HD 10
Fire HD 8
Video
Fire HD 10
720p
Fire HD 8
720p
Loudspeaker
Fire HD 10
Yes, with stereo speakers
Fire HD 8
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire HD 10
Yes
Fire HD 8
Yes
WLAN
Fire HD 10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Fire HD 8
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire HD 10
4.0, A2DP, LE
Fire HD 8
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Fire HD 10
No
Fire HD 8
No
NFC
Fire HD 10
No
Fire HD 8
No
Radio
Fire HD 10
No
Fire HD 8
No
USB
Fire HD 10
microUSB 2.0
Fire HD 8
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Fire HD 10
Accelerometer, gyro
Fire HD 8
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Fire HD 10
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Fire HD 8
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Fire HD 10
Li-Ion, non-removable
Fire HD 8
Li-Ion, non-removable
Talk time
Fire HD 10
Up to 8 h
Fire HD 8
Up to 8 h
Colors
Fire HD 10
Black, White
Fire HD 8
Black, Magenta, Blue, Tangerine
Price
Fire HD 10
About 210 EUR
Fire HD 8
About 130 EUR