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Amazon Fire HD 6
16 GBApple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-10-02 | 2014-10-16 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 252 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| -- | 32.00mm 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 | |
| -- | 6350mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 3 has a global score of 77.5, which is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 6's general score of 55. The iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 6 has Android 4.4 OS. Even though the iPad mini 3 and the Amazon Fire HD 6 were only released 0 months apart, the iPad mini 3 design is somewhat heavier but also notably thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 6.
IPad mini 3 counts with a bit superior CPU than Amazon Fire HD 6, because although it has a lower number of cores, and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an additional GPU. IPad mini 3 has just a bit better display than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has a way bigger display, a better number of pixels per inch of screen and a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048.
IPad mini 3 counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has 128 GB internal storage. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Apple iPad mini 3 also has a camera in the back with way more MP.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 6.
Apple iPad mini 3 is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 6, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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