Amazon · Fire
Fire 7 (2022)
Amazon's cheapest Fire OS tablet, with a 7-inch 1024 × 600 screen, 2 GB of RAM and a 10-hour battery, suited to reading, video and children's use at the lowest price.
- Screen
- 7″
- Display
- LCD, 60 Hz
- Chip
- MediaTek MT8168
- Memory
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB – 32 GB
- Weight
- 282 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers see the Fire 7 (2022) as a very cheap, compact entry-level tablet, and Trusted Reviews found battery life good. All three found the screen poor and performance sluggish; Trusted Reviews also found the audio disappointing, and TechRadar noted the price rise over the 2019 model.
From trustedreviews.com, tomsguide.com and techradar.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specDisplay
- Screen size
- 7″
- Resolution
- 1024 × 600
- Sharpness
- 170 pixels per inch
- Panel
- LCD
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Display type
- IPS LCD
- Pixel density
- 171 ppi
- Display features
- 60 Hz refresh rate per Trusted Reviews (Amazon doesn't list it)
Performance
- Chip
- MediaTek MT8168
- Memory
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB, 32 GB
- CPU
- Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 at 2.0 GHz (MediaTek MT8168V/B)
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G52 3EE MC1
Cameras
- Rear camera
- 2 MP
- Ultra wide camera
- None
- Front camera
- 2 MP
- Rear camera
- 2 MP, fixed focus
- Front camera
- 2 MP, on the long edge
- Video recording
- 720p HD
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 10 hours
- Fastest charging
- 5 W
- Mobile data option
- No
- Stylus
- Not supported
- Keyboard made for it
- No
- Battery life detail
- Up to 10 hours of reading, browsing the web, watching video and listening to music
- Charging
- Full charge in about 4 hours with the included 5 W USB-C adapter
- USB-C
- USB-C; microSD slot for up to 1 TB
- Wi-Fi
- Single-antenna dual-band Wi-Fi, 802.11a/b/g/n on Amazon's product page (the developer spec page adds 802.11ac); no Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Design
- Weight
- 282 g
- Thickness
- 9.67 mm
- Height × width
- 180.68 × 117.59 mm
- Operating system
- Fire OS
- Speakers
- Integrated speaker; 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack
- Sensors
- Accelerometer
- Colours
- Black, Denim, Rose
- Software at launch
- Fire OS 8 (based on Android 11, API level 30); Amazon Appstore
- In the box
- Fire 7, USB-C cable, 5 W power adapter, quick start guide
Storage options
| Storage |
|---|
| 16 GB |
| 32 GB |
Pros and cons
Pros
- 282 g and compact, with a microSD slot for up to 1 TB
- Up to 10 hours of battery life, 40% more than before by Amazon's measure
- USB-C charging and a 3.5 mm headphone jack
Cons
- 7″ 1024 × 600 screen at 171 ppi, 60 Hz (Trusted Reviews)
- 2 MP cameras front and back, 720p video
- Fire OS with the Amazon Appstore, not Google Play; 16 GB base storage
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | Display | Chip | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8″ | LCD, 60 Hz | MediaTek MT8169A | 3 GB – 4 GB | 32 GB – 64 GB | 337 g | Oct 2024 | |
| 8.3″ | LCD, 60 Hz | A15 Bionic | 4 GB | 64 GB – 256 GB | 293 g | Sept 2021 | |
| 7.9″ | LCD | A12 Bionic | 3 GB | 64 GB – 256 GB | 300.5 g | Mar 2019 |
Sources
- amazon.com/dp/B096WKKK2K
- developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tablets/ft-device-specifications-fire-models.html
- press.aboutamazon.com/2022/5/introducing-the-next-generation-fire-7-and-fire-7-…
- trustedreviews.com/reviews/amazon-fire-7-2022
Photo: mms.businesswire.com
