Key Difference: Kindle Fire 1^st Generation called Fire OS 1 was released on September 28, 2011. Whereas, Kindle Fire 2^nd Generation, a mini PC was released on September 14, 2012.

Kindle, an e-book reader, is developed and marketed by Amazon.com. The release date of the Amazon e-book reader device was November 19, 2007. An e-book reader is essentially a mobile electronic device whose main use is for reading digital e-books and periodicals. The word Kindle was taken from the context of ‘kindling a fire’.

Kindle Fire is basically a LCD tablet computer, which was released on November 15, 2011. It follows the similar brand name of Amazon Kindle, but the features are totally different from the basic Kindle e-book reader. Kindle Fire is well-advanced; it is great for images, video and shorter reading sessions.

The Kindle Fire 1^st Generation called Fire OS 1 was released on September 28, 2011. It has a touch screen display with IPS color. It does not have any 3G application, but can only access Wi-Fi. It also lacks a microphone, camera and SD card reader.

The Kindle Fire 2^nd Generation is more popular than the Kindle Fire 1^st Generation. Kindle Fire 2^nd generation is HD (High Definition) quality. It is more of a tablet than a normal Kindle. One will feel like he is using a mini PC. It has two types of screens – 7 inches and 8.9 inches. The 7 inch was released on September 14, 2012 and the 8.9 inch was released on November 20, 2012.

Comparison between Kindle Fire 1^st and 2^nd Generation:

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