

However, it starts at $149.99 with lockscreen ads and 32 GB storage, and maxes out at $205 for 64 GB storage and no ads.
FIRE HD 10 VS IPAD 1080P
The Fire HD 10 is the best of the bunch, with a larger screen, slightly faster chipset, more memory and storage, and a 1080p resolution for crisp visuals. It starts at $89.99 for the 32 GB model with lockscreen advertisements.
FIRE HD 10 VS IPAD INSTALL
The software on the Fire HD 8 is older, but that won’t impact which apps and games you can install - the Fire HD 8 is based on Android 9.0, and most popular software still supports Android 6.0 or 7.0 at a minimum. There’s not much of a difference between the Fire 7 and Fire HD 8, as most of the internal hardware is the same, and the display is only an inch larger.

The low price also makes it a great option for children - accidental drops and spills won’t mean paying hundreds of dollars for a replacement.

That tablet has the lowest-resolution screen and the slowest chipset, but it’s perfectly capable of reading Kindle books or doom-scrolling on Facebook. The entry-level Fire 7 tablet is only $49.99 with lock screen advertisements ($64.99 without), outside of occasional sales that can drop it to $40 (or sometimes even less). If you absolutely need Google apps, you shouldn’t get a Fire tablet. It’s possible to install the Google Play Store on Fire tablets, giving you access to Android apps that aren’t available on the Amazon Appstore (like YouTube, Google Maps, and so on), but the process is a bit hacky. There aren’t that many differences between the two versions, except that Fire OS 8 adds dark mode support and a few new permissions options. The current Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 both have Fire OS 7 (based on Android 9), but the Fire 7 is newer, so it has Fire OS 8 (Android 11). The resolution is also different on each model, with the Fire 7 having the lowest-quality screen and the Fire HD 10 having a full 1080p display.Īmazon rarely updates its tablets to newer major versions of Fire OS (usually only security updates), so the version of Fire OS that a model ships with is usually where it will stay. For comparison, the iPad Mini has an 8.3-inch screen, and the regular iPad is 10.2 inches. The Fire 7 has a 7-inch screen, the Fire HD 8 has an 8-inch display, and the Fire HD 10 has a 10.1-inch screen. The main difference between the three models is the physical size. There are also ‘Kids’ versions of those tablets with pre-installed cases and content for children, but otherwise they are identical to their non-Kids equivalents. Amazon sells three Fire Tablets - the Fire 7, Fire HD 8, and Fire HD 10.
