Amazon Fire Specs

8.5

Description

The Amazon Fire is an entry-level slate with humble specs. We find a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels up front, while a 1.3GHz quad-core chipset and 1GB of RAM will make up the performance part. You can take pictures with the 2MP rear camera and selfies with the VGA front-facing one. There is 8GB of storage, 5 of which will be available to the user out of the box. Fortunately, you can boost the memory prowess of the Amazon Fire by throwing in a microSD card inside, which can be up to 128GB in size. You also get unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content. The Amazon Fire runs forked Android that is known as Fire OS5 Bellini and comes with none of Google's services or apps aboard.

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Display

Size: 7.0-inch
Resolution: 1024 x 600 px, 170 PPI
Technology: IPS LCD
Screen-to-body: 62.74 %

Hardware

Processor: Quad-core, 1300 MHz
GPU: Yes
RAM: 1GB
Internal storage: 8GB, available to use: 5 GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS: Android (5.0 Lollipop), Amazon Fire OS UI
Device type: Tablet

Battery

Type: User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 2 MP
Video recording: 1280x720 (HD)
Front: 0.3 MP VGA
Dimensions: 7.52 x 4.53 x 0.42 inches
(191 x 115 x 10.6 mm)
Weight: 11.04 oz (313.0 g)
Colors: Black

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: Yes
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors: Accelerometer
Other: Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features: Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

Price: $ 50
In The Box: USB 2.0 cable, 5W power adapter, Quick Start Guide

Availability

Officially announced: Sep 17, 2015
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
9
Camera quality
6.5
Performance
7
Display
8
Battery life and charging
8.5
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
10
An Amazing Afordable Tablet!
Phone owned for less than a year

I got this in December 2016 for Christmas and overall, it's wonderful. The only problem is the Wi-Fi always goes to saved and it's connected but it slows down everything. But, this is a great tablet if you don't want to waist a lot of money :-)

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7
You get a little more than you pay for.
Phone owned for less than a year

The Fire 7 is a glorious bastard of a tablet. It is far better than any $50 tablet has any right to be. It is as responsive as slab twice the price, plus, if you've bought into Amazon's Prime ecosystem, it makes for a capable reader, browser, and email checker (video not so much).

When purchased directly from the smiling A, your Fire will even come preloaded with your account information, making setting it up as simple as pressing the power button and letting it sync.

The downsides, though, are not to be underestimated. this is a bargain tablet with a bargain processor in it, which has been preloaded with no small amount of Amazon applications that like to run in its meager background. Expect lag if you're not an expert android user, and this tablet is best left to reading and email chores, not video or advanced games.

This little guy can also be bought in a 6 pack, buy 5, get one free, so it makes a great catch-all gift, and has been seen online for sale as low as $35-40 US. With support from community resources, it's easy enough to also add Google Play to this Amazon-only tablet for a much wider app selection.

If you happen to get a version with an older FireOS iteration on it, it is also possible to remove the bloatware and install your own hacked Android to turn this into a much more zippy product (still not winning any road races, but easily something you'd pay twice as much for)

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