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Acer Iconia Tab A100
8 GB Wi-FiAmazon Fire HD 6
8 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 50.4 | 54.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Amazon |
| Android 4.0.3, 3.2, 3.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-02-14 | 2014-10-02 |
| 7.68 x 4.61 x 0.52 inches | 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches |
| 16.58 ounces | 10.23 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow |
| $ 150.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 252 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | -- |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1530mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 3.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HD 6 has a general score of 54.1, which is a bit better than the Acer Iconia Tab A100's 50.4 overall score. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Amazon Fire HD 6 has newer 4.4 version and Acer Iconia Tab A100 has Android 4.0.3 version. Amazon Fire HD 6's body is notably newer, way lighter and incredibly thinner than Acer Iconia Tab A100.
The Amazon Fire HD 6 counts with a brighter display than Acer Iconia Tab A100, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels quantity in each display inch and a better 1280 x 800 resolution. The Acer Iconia Tab A100 features a superior storage for applications and games than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Acer Iconia Tab A100 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 32 GB.
The Amazon Fire HD 6 features a little better processing power than Acer Iconia Tab A100, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Amazon Fire HD 6 also has 2 more cpu cores. Acer Iconia Tab A100 shoots better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has a lot higher resolution camera.
The Acer Iconia Tab A100 features a really longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 6.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, the Amazon Fire HD 6 is also a bargain compared to others, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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