Screen size
Kindle Fire HD (2013)7.0"
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTEWinner: 8.9"+21%
Quick verdict
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE leads the measured specs 6-2.
Measured wins
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
2
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
6
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No cellular connectivity
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
N/A
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
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 LTE
Yes
3G bands
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
HSDPA
4G bands
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
LTE
Speed
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
2013, September. Released 2013, September
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
2012, September. Released 2012, October
Status
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
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 LTE
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 LTE
575 g (1.27 lb)
SIM
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Mini-SIM
Type
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
IPS LCD
Size
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~58.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
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 LTE
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 LTE
Android 4.0 (customized)
CPU
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Dual-core 1.5 GHz
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
Chipset
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
TI OMAP 4470
GPU
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
PowerVR SGX544
Card slot
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Internal
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Other
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Loudspeaker
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes, with stereo speakers
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
WLAN
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
Positioning
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Radio
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
USB
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
microUSB 2.0
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
2.0
Sensors
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Accelerometer, gyro
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Other
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
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 LTE
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Talk time
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Up to 10 h
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Colors
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Black
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Black
Price
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
About 100 EUR
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
About 380 EUR
Single
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
1.3 MP
Video
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Other
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No