Screen size
equal specsKindle Fire7.0"
Kindle Fire HD7.0"
Quick verdict
Kindle Fire HD leads the measured specs 10-1.
Measured wins
Kindle Fire
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Kindle Fire HD
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Kindle Fire
No cellular connectivity
Kindle Fire HD
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Kindle Fire
N/A
Kindle Fire HD
N/A
GPRS
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
EDGE
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
No
Announced
Kindle Fire
2011, September. Released 2011, November
Kindle Fire HD
2012, September. Released 2012, September
Status
Kindle Fire
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HD
Discontinued
Dimensions
Kindle Fire
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm (7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
Kindle Fire HD
193 x 137 x 10.3 mm (7.60 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Kindle Fire
413 g (14.57 oz)
Kindle Fire HD
395 g (13.93 oz)
SIM
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
Type
Kindle Fire
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HD
IPS LCD
Size
Kindle Fire
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~60.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HD
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~53.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Kindle Fire
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Kindle Fire HD
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
OS
Kindle Fire
Android 2.3 (customized)
Kindle Fire HD
Android 4.0 (customized)
Chipset
Kindle Fire
TI OMAP 4430
Kindle Fire HD
TI OMAP 4460
CPU
Kindle Fire
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Kindle Fire HD
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Kindle Fire
PowerVR SGX540
Kindle Fire HD
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
Internal
Kindle Fire
8GB 512MB RAM
Kindle Fire HD
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM
Other
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD
-
Loudspeaker
Kindle Fire
Yes
Kindle Fire HD
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Kindle Fire
Yes
Kindle Fire HD
Yes
WLAN
Kindle Fire
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Kindle Fire HD
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD
Yes
Positioning
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
Radio
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD
No
USB
Kindle Fire
Proprietary
Kindle Fire HD
2.0
Sensors
Kindle Fire
Accelerometer
Kindle Fire HD
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Kindle Fire
MP4/VP8 player MP3/WAV/AAC/OGG/MIDI player Organizer Predictive text input
Kindle Fire HD
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
Non-removable Li-Ion 4400 mAh battery
Kindle Fire HD
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Talk time
Kindle Fire
-
Kindle Fire HD
Up to 11 h
Colors
Kindle Fire
Black
Kindle Fire HD
Black
Price
Kindle Fire
About 120 EUR
Kindle Fire HD
About 150 EUR
Single
Kindle Fire
-
Kindle Fire HD
1.3 MP
Video
Kindle Fire
-
Kindle Fire HD
No
Other
Kindle Fire
-
Kindle Fire HD
No