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Amazon Fire HD 6
16 GBApple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T
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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2012-03-07 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 95.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 252 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A5X chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 is way better than Amazon Fire HD 6, with a score of 71.1 against 55. Apple iPad 3's body is just a little bit thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 6, although it's notably heavier and was released many years before. Apple iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 OS, and Amazon Fire HD 6 works with Android 4.4 OS.
The Amazon Fire HD 6 counts with a bit superior CPU than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM, the Amazon Fire HD 6 also has a larger number of cores (and faster). The Apple iPad 3 has a little sharper screen than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has a way larger screen, a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
IPad 3 takes much better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates, the iPad 3 also has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels. IPad 3 counts with a much better storage to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad 3 counts with a much better battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 6.
Apple iPad 3 costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 6, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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