Fire HD
The Fire HD, also known as Kindle Fire HD in the generations prior to 2014, is a member of the Amazon Fire family of tablet computers. Fire HD refers to Amazon Fire family tablets with HD resolution. The many generations Fire HD subfamily includes: 7" and 8.9" (2012 models), 7" (2013 model), 6" and 7" (2014 models), 8" and 10.1" (2015 models), 8" (2016 model), 8" and 10.1" (2017 models), 8" (2018 model), 10.1" (2019 model), 8" (2020 model), 10.1" (2021 model), 8" (2022 model), 10.1" and 11" (2023 models). These devices run the Fire OS operating system.
Fire HD 8.9" (2012) | |
| Developer | Amazon |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Quanta Computer |
| Type | Tablet computer |
| Operating system | Fire OS |
| CPU | ARM core (see table) |
| Memory | All models pre-2016 - 1 GB RAM
Fire HD 8 (2016, 2017 & 2018) - 1.5 GB RAM Fire HD 10 (2017 & 2019), Fire HD 8 (2020 & 2022) - 2 GB RAM Fire HD 8 Plus (2020 & 2022), Fire HD 10 (2021 & 2023) - 3 GB RAM Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), Fire Max 11 (2023) - 4 GB RAM |
| Storage | 8–128 GB Flash (internal) |
| Removable storage | MicroSDXC slot (Fire HD 8, Fire HD 10, & Fire Max 11) |
| Display | 6", 7", 8", 8.9", 10.1", 11" LCD |
| Sound | Stereo speakers |
| Camera | Kindle Fire HD 7 & 8.9 (2012) - Only front facing camera
Kindle Fire HD 7 (2013) - None All models 2014 and newer - Both rear and front facing cameras |
| Connectivity | Micro-USB 2.0 (type B, pre-2019 models)
USB-C 2.0 (2019 and newer models), USB audio on Fire Max 11 Micro-HDMI (2012 7" & 8.9" models) 3.5mm stereo jack (except Fire Max 11) 802.11 Wi-Fi 4G LTE (8.9" 2012 model) Bluetooth |
| Online services | Amazon Prime, Amazon Cloud Storage, Amazon Cloud Player, Amazon video, Amazon Silk, Amazon Appstore, Amazon Kindle Store |
| Predecessor | Kindle Fire |
| Successor | Fire HDX |
| Website | Amazon Fire HD |