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Amazon Fire HD 6
16 GBApple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-10-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 95.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 252 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A5 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| 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 + 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 6, getting a score of 68.1 against 55. The Apple iPad mini works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 6 works with Android 4.4 operating system. Apple iPad mini's design is notably thinner but just a little heavier than Amazon Fire HD 6.
Amazon Fire HD 6 has a sharper screen than Apple iPad mini, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a way better count of pixels per screen inch and a little bit higher resolution of 1280 x 800. Apple iPad mini features a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Amazon Fire HD 6 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory. Apple iPad mini takes a lot better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Apple iPad mini also has a camera with a much higher 5 MP resolution.
Apple iPad mini counts with a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 6.
The iPad mini is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 6, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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