Screen size
equal specsKindle Fire7.0"
Kindle Fire HD (2013)7.0"
Quick verdict
Kindle Fire HD (2013) leads the measured specs 9-1.
Measured wins
Kindle Fire
1
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Kindle Fire
No cellular connectivity
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Kindle Fire
N/A
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
N/A
GPRS
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
EDGE
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain 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 (2013)
2013, September. Released 2013, September
Status
Kindle Fire
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Discontinued
Dimensions
Kindle Fire
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm (7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
Weight
Kindle Fire
413 g (14.57 oz)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
345 g (12.17 oz)
SIM
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Type
Kindle Fire
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
IPS LCD
Size
Kindle Fire
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~60.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~58.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Kindle Fire
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
OS
Kindle Fire
Android 2.3 (customized)
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Android OS (Jelly Bean - customized)
Chipset
Kindle Fire
TI OMAP 4430
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
CPU
Kindle Fire
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Dual-core 1.5 GHz
GPU
Kindle Fire
PowerVR SGX540
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
-
Card slot
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Internal
Kindle Fire
8GB 512MB RAM
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Other
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Loudspeaker
Kindle Fire
Yes
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Kindle Fire
Yes
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes
WLAN
Kindle Fire
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Yes
Positioning
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Radio
Kindle Fire
No
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
USB
Kindle Fire
Proprietary
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Kindle Fire
-
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
No
Sensors
Kindle Fire
Accelerometer
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Kindle Fire
MP4/VP8 player MP3/WAV/AAC/OGG/MIDI player Organizer Predictive text input
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Kindle Fire
Non-removable Li-Ion 4400 mAh battery
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Li-Ion, non-removable
Talk time
Kindle Fire
-
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Up to 10 h
Colors
Kindle Fire
Black
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
Black
Price
Kindle Fire
About 120 EUR
Kindle Fire HD (2013)
About 100 EUR