Amazon releases new Fire Tablets every single year and it can be confusing to determine what model you actually own. Sometimes this is because you bought it secondhand or from a 3rd party retailer on eBay. Amazon does not really help the situation either, whenever they release a new device it tends to get billed as “The All New Fire.”
Why is it important to know what Fire Tablet you have? Sometimes you might want to buy a case for it, and the type of case is heavily dependent on what model you have. Additionally, you might upgrade to the latest and greatest and want to sell your old one. If you have ever wondered what Fire tablet you own, Good e-Reader is here to give you illumination.
Fire HD 10 (5th Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the side
- Front- and rear-facing HD cameras
- 10″ HD color touchscreen display
- Released September 2015
- 16 / 32 GB (expandable by up to 128 GB)
- Micro SD card slot
- Fire HD 10 (5th Generation) Product Page
- Get Help with Fire HD 10 (5th Generation)
Fire HD 8 (5th Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the side
- Front- and rear-facing HD cameras
- 8″ HD color touchscreen display
- Released September 2015
- 8 / 16 GB (expandable by up to 128 GB)
- Micro SD card slot
- Fire HD 8 (5th Generation) Product Page
- Get Help with Fire HD 8 (5th Generation)
Fire (5th Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the side
- Front- and rear-facing cameras
- 7″ color touchscreen display
- Released September 2015
- 8 GB (expandable by up to 128 GB)
- Micro SD card slot
- Fire (5th Generation) Product Page
- Get Help with Fire (5th Generation)
Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the back
- Front- and rear-facing HD cameras
- On-device Customer Support via “Mayday” button
- 8.9″ HDX color touchscreen display
- Released November 2014
- 16 / 32 / 64 GB
- Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi+4G LTE
- Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Generation) Product Page
- Get help with Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Generation)
Fire HD 7 (4th Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the side
- VGA front-facing camera
- Rear-facing HD camera
- 7″ HD color touchscreen display
- Released October 2014
- 8 /16 GB
- Wi-Fi
- Fire HD 7 (4th Generation) Product Page
- Get help with Fire HD 7 (4th Generation)
Fire HD 6 (4th Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the side
- VGA front-facing camera
- Rear-facing HD camera
- 6″ HD color touchscreen display
- Released October 2014
- 8 / 16 GB
- Wi-Fi
- Fire HD 6 (4th Generation) Product Page
- Get help with Fire HD 6 (4th Generation)
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ (3rd Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the back
- Front- and rear-facing HD cameras
- On-device Customer Support via “Mayday” button
- 8.9″ HDX color touchscreen
- Released November 2013
- 16 / 32 / 64 GB
- 4G or Wi-FiWi-Fi
- Get help with Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ (3rd Generation)
Kindle Fire HDX 7″ (3rd Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the back
- Front-facing High Definition camera
- On-device Customer Support via “Mayday” button
- 7″ HDX color touchscreen display
- Released September 2013
- 16 / 32 / 64 GB
- 4G or Wi-FiWi-Fi
- Get help with Kindle Fire HDX (3rd Generation)
Kindle Fire HD (3rd Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Amazon logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the back
- 7″ HD color touchscreen display
- Released September 2013
- 8 / 16 GB
- Wi-Fi
- Get help with Kindle Fire HD (3rd Generation)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ (2nd Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Kindle logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the sides
- Front-facing HD camera
- 8.9″ HD color touchscreen display
- Released November 2012
- 16 / 32 / 64 GB
- Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi+4G LTE
- Get help with Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ (2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire HD 7″ (2nd Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Kindle logo on the back
- Power and volume buttons on the sides
- Front-facing HD camera
- 7″ HD color touchscreen display
- Released September 2012
- 16 / 32 GB
- Wi-Fi
- Get help with Kindle Fire HD 7″ (2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire (2nd Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Kindle logo on the back
- Power button on the bottom
- 7″ color touchscreen display
- Released September 2012
- 8 GB
- Wi-Fi
- Get help with Kindle Fire (2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire (1st Generation)
Distinguishing Features
- Kindle logo on the back
- Power button on the bottom
- 7″ color touchscreen display
- Released November 2011
- 8 GB
- Wi-Fi
- Get help with Kindle Fire 1st Generation
Serial Numbers
You can find your serial number by going to Settings/Device Options/
2011
- Fire: D01E
2012
- Fire: D026
- Fire HD 7″: D025, D059
- Fire HD 8.9″: B0C9, B0CA, B0CB, B0CC
2013
- Fire HD: 00D3 and 00D2
- Fire HDX 7: D0FB, 00FB, 00FC, 0072, 00FD, 00FE, 0073, 006C, 006D, 006E
- Fire HDX 8.9: 0018, 0057, 005E, 00F3, 0019, 0058, 007D, 007E, 007F
2014
- Fire HD 6: 00DA, 0088, 00A4, 00A5, 00A6, 00AD, 00A9, 00AE, 00B4, 00B6
- Fire HD 7: 0092, 0093, 0063, 006B, 00DE, 00AA, 00DF, 00AB, 00B0, 00B2
- Fire HDX 8.9: Unknown
2015
- Fire: A000
- Fire HD 8: G090H9
- Fire HD 10: GOOO
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.