Amazon Fire 7 (2017)
- Em2048
- 7A2
- 01 Apr 2024
this is probably the worst device i own. its incredibly slow, the operating system is awful, and everything else about it is equally bad. even back in 2017 i would never have bought it
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- Dan
- TRM
- 24 Dec 2023
Now for the performance issues:
- Some videos in the Amazon shopping app won't play at all. for videos that works, it lags and runs out of RAM, even for a one-minute clip
- YouTube works fine though for most videos @720p
- Subway Surfers start lagging after playing for a while, so 3D games are a no-go.
There's hardly any internal storage available anyway, about 1.5GB free after a fresh reset.
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- Dan
- TRM
- 08 Dec 2023
Given the outdated and weak processor with low-clocked Cortex-A7 cores, and only 1GB of RAM, the Fire 7 2017 works surprisingly well for simple tasks like surfing and watching videos. Having hands free Alexa built in comes in handy too.
It's slow but I've seen worse. For example, the Lenovo Tab 3 10 (with SD210, 1+16GB) is significantly slower and some websites won't load at all. This rarely occurs on the Fire 7 tablet.
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- Harlem
- 06i
- 07 Jul 2023
So Damn Slow
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- FlyJJ187
- nIH
- 02 Jul 2023
Crashes non stop and has awful battery life. These Fire tablets seriously need to be killed off unless the CPUs are upgraded and they add at least 3GB of RAM. Now sitting in my parts bin after a very quick flight across the room.
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- joemama
- YHY
- 22 Nov 2022
AnonD-387634, 15 Aug 2017those people who just want to have a good time by reading, ... morethat goddamn tablet couldn't even load Amazon's own silk browser without crashing on my 16gb model, it can't even run discord, one of my friends had the HD model from that year, it lagged on every e-reader app he tried. Ended up getting a iPad mini 2, and that was a giant improvement. I'd rather use my iPod touch 5 than that pile of literal crap.
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- joemama
- YHY
- 22 Nov 2022
AnonD-387634, 16 Aug 2017yes, it is plastic, but it is enough durable, not on the le... moreThat tablet has been the weakest, most underpowered device I've ever used. EVEN MY BLACKBERRY 8330 WAS FASTER, and it shattered after I dropped it 3ft. Plastic was also the weakest shit. The charging port broke after it got thrown on a bed, I'd definitely reccomend an iPad 3 over this, because that 10 year old iPad has at least a good display and a decent app selection, even on iOS 9. My $29 TracFone prepaid LGs with similar specs wipe the floor with the MediaTek in the fire tab, and i swear my 2012 LG Cayman 4G runs better, and that only has 512mb ram.
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- joemama
- YHY
- 22 Nov 2022
Jason., 08 Aug 2021This device really sucks, why didn't they give it sim ... moreYou can install APK files. I did on my 16gb one, and i got the Google Play services on it. Still runs like ass though
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- Anonymous
- M3f
- 22 Jun 2022
LJ1374839, 13 Oct 2021there is a way to install apks just look it up and also wh... moreBecause it was so trash. That’s why.
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- Anonymous
- M3f
- 22 Jun 2022
2 MP? Seriously? My trash phone can have better camera.
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- LJ1374839
- 0RS
- 13 Oct 2021
Jason., 08 Aug 2021This device really sucks, why didn't they give it sim ... morethere is a way to install apks just look it up and also when did they discontinue it???
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- Jason.
- Nue
- 08 Aug 2021
This device really sucks, why didn't they give it sim and good camera feature, d tabs cant move files, it dont even have file manager, cameras are doll, it cant install apk apps,
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- Rj Kumar
- gM3
- 03 Apr 2021
Rj Kumar, 03 Apr 2021in my honest opinion, this tablet sucked, my mom's tab... morewell amazon's devices aren't terrible, but this specific device was, fire hd 10 was not bad, only flaw with it was the lockdown os
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- Rj Kumar
- gM3
- 03 Apr 2021
in my honest opinion, this tablet sucked, my mom's tablet (which was this) has broke when she did not use this in a while, shows how good amazon's devices really are
- TheWildShadow55
- kCU
- 11 Jul 2020
AnonD-935349, 27 Jun 2020It's just SO SLOW! Like my Galaxy J3 (2016) Performed bette... moreThat's likely due to the small amount of RAM the kindle has.
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- AnonD-935349
- r$K
- 27 Jun 2020
TheWildShadow55, 31 Mar 2019These are good tablets if you use Launcher Hijack and insta... moreIt's just SO SLOW! Like my Galaxy J3 (2016) Performed better! The tablet has some better specs than the J3 but I know for a FACT that the internal storage is extremely slow. The tablet played Minecraft much better than the J3 but the J3 loaded faster and was more snappy. The Kindle loaded so much slower and does have a higher framerate but even going into things like the main menu in Minecraft are extremely slow on the Kindle Fire.
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- Anonymous
- 4tZ
- 28 Jun 2019
I have one of these, and I initially thought it was a piece of garbage until I discovered this thread on xda: https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/development/unlock-fire-t3899860/
If you're willing to do some work (install Linux and take apart the tablet) you can get this thing running stock android, and it runs pretty well.
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- Anonymous
- Ir@
- 24 Jun 2019
amazon is currently selling a refreshed version of this tablet (2019) on their website now. why isn't the new version on gsmarena's website yet?
- TheWildShadow55
- qK8
- 31 Mar 2019
These are good tablets if you use Launcher Hijack and install the google play store. Especially good if you get it for free
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- neo
- at3
- 07 Feb 2019
Dont buy it. Go ebay or aliexpress buy any tablet same price. better then this junk