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Amazon Fire Phone
64 GBApple iPhone 6
64 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-06-18 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.4 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6 has a score of 77, which is a little bit better than Amazon Fire Phone's 71.1 general score. Apple iPhone 6 is a way thinner and lighter device than Amazon Fire Phone, even when they were released only 3 months apart. The Apple iPhone 6 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Amazon Fire Phone has Android 4.2.2 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 6 counts with a little more vivid screen than Amazon Fire Phone, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Apple iPhone 6 also has a quite better 1334 x 750 resolution and a quite higher pixel density. Apple iPhone 6's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Amazon Fire Phone one, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The iPhone 6 features a bit faster CPU than Amazon Fire Phone, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a 450 MHz GPU, the iPhone 6 also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Amazon Fire Phone features better battery performance than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a 33 percent greater battery size.
The Apple iPhone 6 features a camera that is just as good as the camera in Amazon Fire Phone, although the Apple iPhone 6 has a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a smaller diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with a much lower resolution.
The Apple iPhone 6 costs a bit more money than the Amazon Fire Phone, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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