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Amazon Fire HD 6
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497
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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2012-09-28 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 20.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 95.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 252 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 6, getting a general score of 65 against 55. Both of these tablets work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has the older 4.1 version while Amazon Fire HD 6 has Android 4.4 version. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is a older and noticeably heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HD 6, but Samsung was able to make it a little bit thinner anyway.
The Amazon Fire HD 6 and the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) both have really similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has less 1.5 GHz CPU cores, and they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor. The Amazon Fire HD 6 has a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a way smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1280 x 800 resolution, the Amazon Fire HD 6 also counts with a way higher pixel quantity per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) also has a SD card slot that supports up to 32 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has just a bit better camera than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) also has a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) features a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 6.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 6, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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