For readers who are considering buying the Kindle Fire HD or the Apple iPad mini, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Kindle Fire HD comes with a 7.0 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 800 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Apple iPad mini comes with a 7.9 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 768 x 1024 pixels resolution.

The Kindle Fire HD comes with 193 x 137 x 10.3 mm dimensions and weighs 395 grams. The iPad mini comes with 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm dimensions and weighs 308 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Kindle Fire HD is equipped with a 1.2 GHz dual core cortex A9 processor and TI OMAP 4460 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The iPad mini is equipped with a 1 GHz dual core cortex A9 processor and Apple A5 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The kindle Fire HD runs on a customised Android operating system and has 1 GB of RAM. The iPad mini runs on the iOS 6 operating system, which can be upgraded to the iOS 7. The device has 512 MB of RAM.

Camera

The Kindle Fire HD sports a 1.3 MP primary camera and does not have a secondary camera. The iPad mini sports a 5 MP primary camera with features like autofocus, Geo-tagging, touch focus and face detection. The secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Kindle Fire HD comes with a non-removable Li-Ion battery, which allows for a talk time of about 11 hours. The iPad mini comes with a non-removable Li-Po battery, which allows for a talk time of about 10 hours.

Price in Australia

The Kindle Fire HD 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $299.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $349.95. The iPad mini 16 GB variant with Wi-Fi is priced at around AU $359.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $469.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $539.95 in Australia.

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