Kindles are e-readers designed for reading ebooks, while Fire tablets are more flexible devices that can browse the web, run apps, play videos, and, yes, also display ebooks.

History. The first Fire HD model was announced on September 6, 2012, and was available in two versions: 7" and 8.9".

Fire Tablet Specifications: Fire HD Models

The Amazon Kindle Fire is a tablet computer developed by Amazon. It runs on a customized version of the Android operating system, known as Fire OS. The device has a 7-inch touchscreen display and is primarily designed for media consumption, such as reading e-books, watching movies, and browsing the web.

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E-readers like the Amazon Kindle use e-ink, which is a type of paper display technology that mimics ink on a page. This causes much less strain on the eye than reading from LCD screens because it doesn't reduce our blink rate.

The Fire tablets also have built-in speakers, whereas the e-readers only support audio via Bluetooth. Another obvious difference is that the Fire tablets have two cameras, whereas the Kindle e-readers have none. There's also no microSD card slot on any of the e-readers.

Amazon claims that battery life can go up to 12 hours, a full two hours more than the previous Fire HD 8. In real-world use, which is to say, browsing the web, reading some books, watching videos, and playing games, I hit about nine hours without making any effort to conserve battery life.

The Amazon Fire, formerly called the Kindle Fire, is a line of tablet computers developed by Amazon.

Amazon Kindle vs Fire Tablets Comparison The Fire tablet is designed for watching videos, browsing the web and anything else you'd do on a regular tablet. Of course, you can still read books on it, but it's not specifically designed for reading like the Kindle is.

Fire OS is the operating system that runs Amazon Fire TV and tablet devices. Fire OS is a fork of Android, so if your app runs on Android, it will most likely run on Amazon Fire devices, too.

The Fire tablet is designed for watching videos, browsing the web and anything else you'd do on a regular tablet. Of course, you can still read books on it, but it's not specifically designed for reading like the Kindle is.