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Amazon Fire HD 6
16 GBApple iPad Air
128 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-10-02 | 2013-10-22 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is much better than Amazon Fire HD 6, having a overall score of 77.9 against 55. IPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 6 counts with Android 4.4 operating system. Despite of the fact the iPad Air is older and incredibly heavier than Amazon Fire HD 6, it's construction is still thinner.
Apple iPad Air has a bit better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has a just a bit greater display pixels density, a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a really bigger screen. IPad Air features a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air counts with a better performing processor than Amazon Fire HD 6, because although it has a lower number of cores, and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the Apple iPad Air also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64-bit processing unit. The iPad Air counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the iPad Air also has a much more megapixels camera in the back.
The Apple iPad Air features a superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 6.
Apple iPad Air is way more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 6, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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