Amazon Fire 7 Tablet and Fire 7 Kids Edition, Amazon is speeding up the devices and adding more storage and features. The latest version is the top seller among Amazon’s line of tablets and features a faster processor and 32GB of storage — double the capacity of the previous model — for Ksh11,500, the same price as the prior generation. The new Fire 7 includes hands-free activation of Alexa, a feature that was first introduced with the Fire HD 10 in 2017. The virtual assistant can be on and listen to the wake word at all times, and users can activate the digital brain without having to press the tablet home button. For the SoC, we have a MediaTek MT8168V. This is a 12 nm chip with four ARM Cortex A53 cores running at 2 GHz and an ARM Mali G52. There’s a 7-inch, 1024×600 LCD, 2GB of RAM, 16GB/32GB of storage, and a 3750mAh battery that Amazon says is good for “10 hours.” There’s a microSD slot, a headphone jack, and Wi-Fi 5 (that’s 802.11ac) support. There are technically front and back cameras on the Fire 7, but at 2 MP each and “no autofocus,” they might not be useful for much. There’s no GPS and no NFC, but the tablet comes with a 5 W USB-C charger. Amazon Fire 7 Tablet Specifications NETWORK Technology No cellular connectivity LAUNCH Announced 2015, September. Released 2015, November Status Discontinued BODY Dimensions 191 x 115 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 4.53 x 0.42 in) Weight 313 g (11.04 oz) SIM No DISPLAY Type IPS LCD Size 7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~62.8% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 PPI density) PLATFORM OS Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Fire 5 UI Chipset Mediatek MT8127 (28 nm) CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 GPU Mali-450MP4 MEMORY Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) Internal 32GB 2GB RAM MAIN CAMERA Single 2 MP Video 720p SELFIE CAMERA Single VGA Video SOUND Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE GPS No NFC No Radio No USB micro-USB 2.0 FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer Free cloud storage for all Amazon content Text-to-Speech English-language content reader BATTERY Type Li-Ion 2980 mAh, non-removable Talk time Up to 7 h MISC Colors Black Price About Ksh11,500 Engineered and tested by Amazon, Fire 7 is our best-selling tablet—now 2X the storage, faster quad-core processor, hands-free with Alexa, and 2X as durable as the latest iPad mini. Complete tasks, enjoy movies on the go, browse recipes, or ask Alexa for the weather—making your every day easier.
