Unfortunately, it’s a slow charger-the Fire 7 only picked up 8% of charge in 15 minutes and 15% in 30 minutes, so it’ll take a few hours to top up once it’s drained. That’s a fair target for mixed usage too, in terms of media, web browsing, and other apps, although 3D games can drain it even faster. I had the Fire 7 run through hours of Netflix and YouTube videos at max brightness, and it stayed alive for more than seven hours.
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We registered nearly 10:55 on that test, although the tablet automatically kicked in a low power mode near the end of the run.Īt full brightness, you’ll still get very solid uptime for a small tablet. In fact, we beat that time with our battery rundown test, in which the tablet continually surfs the web at a dim 150 nits. Battery life is pretty solid, but it recharges slowly.Īmazon claims that the Fire 7 can deliver up to 10 hours of battery life, and that’s true under the right circumstances.Amazon Fire 7 (2022) review: Battery life
It’s fine for games, web browsing, and casual video watching, but I highly recommend plugging in headphones for consuming media and music.
Also, the tablet often gets bogged down when returning from sleep, especially if it has to try and reload a resource-intensive app or game. Angry Birds 2, for example, plays relatively smoothly once the level loads. Most of the time, the apps eventually worked as intended, but with longer-than-usual waits. I’ve had multiple instances of apps-like Netflix, Asphalt 9: Legends, and even Amazon Music-try and try to load something and seemingly just get stuck, sometimes crashing in the process. Sluggishness absolutely defines the Fire 7 experience, top to bottom, often adding lengthy waits as you attempt to do just about anything.Īpps and games are often incredibly slow to load, and sometimes don’t get there. Unfortunately, performance is the other big issue.
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Here’s the first of a couple notable pain points for the Amazon Fire 7, however, and it’s no real surprise: the 7-inch LCD touch panel is fuzzier than most these days, plus it’s not very vibrant.Īt a mere 1024圆00 resolution, the Fire 7 packs in just 171 pixels per inch (ppi), falling well below the base model 10.2-inch Apple iPad (2160x1620, or 264 ppi) as well as the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (2000x1200, or 224 ppi). The Fire 7 has a relatively low-resolution display at 1024圆00, or 171 ppi.But that’s less a complaint than purely an observation: I found it easy to tote this lil’ thing around and even pop it in my back pocket when walking around.Īmazon has switched to a USB-C port this time around, moving up from microUSB on the last Fire 7 model to match the current standard for most tablets. You do get a fair amount of bezel around the screen, however, making the Fire 7 feel larger than perhaps it needs to be. In other words, it’s not lavish by any means, but the Fire 7 looks and feels more polished than expected at this price. True, it’s thin plastic on the back instead of metal on some pricier rivals, but the Fire 7 is nicely contoured and doesn’t feel especially cheap or flimsy. It’s slim and lightweight, weighing in at less than 10 ounces with 7.11 x 4.63 x 0.38-inch footprint.
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