![]() Many parents prefer their kids to use volume-limiting headphones, so Amazon keeping the 3.5mm jack was smart. We feel that’s okay given the device’s price and intended use. The integral speakers are passable for watching content or playing games, but they’re thin when playing music. The selfie camera is now centered on one of the long edges, which puts it in the perfect position when it’s stood up on the case’s stand. There isn’t much that stands out about the design, other than its weight distribution is good for holding it one-handed.Īll buttons are now on the same edge, with physical power and volume, a USB-C for charging, and a 3.5mm headphone port. The Fire 7 is surprisingly sturdy with its plastic build. ![]() The design Image: Joe Rice-Jones / KnowTechie The front and rear cameras have 720p recording from the 2-megapixel lenses. The screen is unchanged from the prior model, with a 1024×720 resolution. It still takes a while to charge, as no fast charging capacity, but the common connector is a welcome change. Our testing found that’s about right, based on the difference in smoothness between the new Fire 7 and the Fire 8 Kids that we have, which came out in 2020.Īmazon doubled the RAM to 2GB and changed the charging port to use USB-C. Amazon says the new quad-core processor is 30 percent faster. That price increase comes with increased performance. ![]() You can pay more for double the storage, to remove lock screen ads, or to get the Kids version. That gets you 16GB of storage and lock screen ads. This year, the price got increased by $10 to $59.99. What’s good about the 2022 Fire 7? Image: Joe Rice-Jones / KnowTechieĪmazon’s latest iteration of the Fire 7 is just that, a minor refresh of its low-cost Android tablet. I scribbled some other notes while watching her play along the way, so here goes. ![]() Who better to test it out than my more-than-willing three-year-old? She’s been putting it through every torture test imaginable, and we’ve got the results. This is the normal Fire 7 tablet, with a bump-proof foam protective case, a two-year worry-free guarantee, and a year of Amazon’s Kids+ content subscription. The thing is, Amazon sent us the Fire 7 Kids edition. They recently refreshed the Amazon Fire 7 with a better battery and a faster processor, and we’ve been testing one out. Amazon has been the king of the low-cost tablet market since the first Fire tablet all those years ago. ![]()
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