Screen size
Kindle Fire HD (2013)7.0"
Kindle Fire HD 8.9Winner: 8.9"+21%
Quick verdict
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 leads the measured specs 6-2.
Measured wins
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
2
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
6
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No cellular connectivity
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
N/A
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
N/A
GPRS
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
EDGE
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
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
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsKindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Announced
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
2013, September. Released 2013, September
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
2012, September. Released 2012, October
Status
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Discontinued
Dimensions
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
345 g (12.17 oz)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
567 g (1.25 lb)
SIM
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Type
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
IPS LCD
Size
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~58.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
8.9 inches, 229.7 cm2 (~58.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~254 ppi density)
OS
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Android OS (Jelly Bean - customized)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Android 4.0 (customized)
CPU
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Dual-core 1.5 GHz
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
Chipset
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
TI OMAP 4470
GPU
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
PowerVR SGX544
Card slot
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Internal
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM
Other
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Loudspeaker
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes, with stereo speakers
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Yes
WLAN
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Yes
Positioning
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
NFC
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Radio
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
USB
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
microUSB 2.0
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
2.0
Sensors
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Accelerometer, gyro
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Li-Ion, non-removable
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Talk time
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Up to 10 h
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Colors
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Black
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Black
Price
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
About 100 EUR
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
About 200 EUR
Single
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
1.3 MP
Video
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Other
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No