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Amazon Fire HD 6
16 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2011-08-28 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 95.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 252 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has a score of 58.8, which is just a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 6's 55 overall score. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has older 4.0 version and Amazon Fire HD 6 has Android 4.4. Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE's design is thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 6, although it is incredibly heavier and was released 3 years before.
Amazon Fire HD 6 has a bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a larger number of cores. The Amazon Fire HD 6 features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because although it has a much smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1280 x 800 resolution, the Amazon Fire HD 6 also counts with a higher pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features as much memory to store more games and applications as Amazon Fire HD 6, they have the same internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 6. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features a little bit better camera than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE also has a much more megapixels camera.
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