Screen size
Fire HD 77.0"
Fire HD 8Winner: 8.0"+13%
Quick verdict
Fire HD 8 leads the measured specs 5-1.
Measured wins
Fire HD 7
1
spec wins
Ties
10
equal specs
Fire HD 8
5
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Fire HD 7
No cellular connectivity
Fire HD 8
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire HD 7
N/A
Fire HD 8
N/A
GPRS
Fire HD 7
No
Fire HD 8
No
EDGE
Fire HD 7
No
Fire HD 8
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
Front 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
equal specsNo
Announced
Fire HD 7
2014, September. Released 2014, October
Fire HD 8
2015, September. Released 2015, September
Status
Fire HD 7
Discontinued
Fire HD 8
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire HD 7
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
Fire HD 8
214 x 128 x 7.7 mm (8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 in)
Weight
Fire HD 7
337 g (11.89 oz)
Fire HD 8
311 g (10.97 oz)
SIM
Fire HD 7
No
Fire HD 8
No
Type
Fire HD 7
IPS LCD
Fire HD 8
IPS LCD
Size
Fire HD 7
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~58.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Fire HD 8
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire HD 7
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
Fire HD 8
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
Protection
Fire HD 7
Corning Gorilla Glass
Fire HD 8
-
OS
Fire HD 7
Android 4.4 (KitKat - customized), Fire 4
Fire HD 8
Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Fire 5
CPU
Fire HD 7
Quad-core (2x1.5 GHz & 2x1.2 GHz)
Fire HD 8
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
Chipset
Fire HD 7
-
Fire HD 8
Mediatek MT8135
GPU
Fire HD 7
-
Fire HD 8
PowerVR G6200
Card slot
Fire HD 7
No
Fire HD 8
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Fire HD 7
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Fire HD 8
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Single
Fire HD 7
2 MP
Fire HD 8
5 MP
Video
Fire HD 7
1080p@30fps
Fire HD 8
1080p@30fps
Single
Fire HD 7
VGA
Fire HD 8
Video
Fire HD 7
Fire HD 8
720p
Loudspeaker
Fire HD 7
Yes, with stereo speakers
Fire HD 8
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire HD 7
Yes
Fire HD 8
Yes
WLAN
Fire HD 7
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Fire HD 8
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire HD 7
4.0, A2DP
Fire HD 8
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Fire HD 7
No
Fire HD 8
No
NFC
Fire HD 7
No
Fire HD 8
No
Radio
Fire HD 7
No
Fire HD 8
No
USB
Fire HD 7
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
Fire HD 8
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Fire HD 7
Accelerometer, gyro
Fire HD 8
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Fire HD 7
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Fire HD 8
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Fire HD 7
Li-Ion, non-removable
Fire HD 8
Li-Ion, non-removable
Talk time
Fire HD 7
Up to 8 h
Fire HD 8
Up to 8 h
Colors
Fire HD 7
Black, White, Cobalt, Magenta, Citron
Fire HD 8
Black, Magenta, Blue, Tangerine
Models
Fire HD 7
KFASWI
Fire HD 8
-
Price
Fire HD 7
About 120 EUR
Fire HD 8
About 130 EUR