Category Breakdown
Amazon Fire HD 7
HP 7 Plus
Performance
54.354.3
Camera
41.941.9
Display
70.570.5
Battery
43.543.5
Build
63.863.8
Overall
53.753.7
Summary
- The Amazon Fire HD 7 features a slightly larger and higher resolution display at 800 x 1280 pixels compared to the HP 7 Plus's 600 x 1024 pixels, resulting in better pixel density and clarity.
- In terms of performance, the Fire HD 7 has a more powerful quad-core CPU with higher clock speeds than the HP 7 Plus's 1.0 GHz processor.
- Both tablets have a 2 MP rear camera, but the Fire HD 7 supports 1080p video recording, whereas the HP 7 Plus does not specify video capabilities.
- The Fire HD 7 is heavier at 337g compared to the HP 7 Plus's 294.8g, and it has a thicker profile.
- Battery capacity is higher in the HP 7 Plus at 2800mAh, while both devices run on older versions of Android, with the Fire HD 7 using a customized version of KitKat and the HP 7 Plus running Jelly Bean, impacting the software experience.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Amazon Fire HD 7
HP 7 Plus
General
Release Date
2014
2014
Announced
2014
2014
Description
Tablet with no support for GSM voice communication, SMS, and MMS
Tablet with no support for GSM voice communication, SMS, and MMS
Display
Size
7"
7"
Type
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
PPI
800
600
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Performance
Chipset
N/A
Allwinner A31
CPU
Quad-core (2x1.5 GHz & 2x1.2 GHz)
Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU
N/A
N/A
Memory
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
8GB 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
No
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Camera
Main Camera
2 MP
2 MP
Main Camera Details
2 MP
2 MP
Front Camera
N/A
N/A
Front Camera Details
VGA
VGA
Video Recording
1080p@30fps
Yes
Selfie Video
N/A
N/A
OIS
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
N/A
2800 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Ion, non-removable
Li-Po 2800 mAh, non-removable
Charging Details
N/A
N/A
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Design
Dimensions
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
192.5 x 121.9 x 8.1 mm (7.58 x 4.80 x 0.32 in)
Weight
337 g
294.8 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Black, White, Cobalt, Magenta, Citron
Silver
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
No
No
Network
No cellular connectivity
No cellular connectivity
Network Speed
N/A
N/A
5G
✗
✗
4G
✗
✗
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP
Yes
NFC
✗
✗
USB
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
microUSB 2.0
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
No
No
Software
Operating System
Android 4.4 (KitKat - customized), Fire 4
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
OS Version
Android 4.4 (KitKat - customized), Fire 4
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Security
Fingerprint
✗
✗
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro
Accelerometer
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✓
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes

