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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-02 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 95.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 252 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a global score of 70.2, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 6's global score of 55. Both of these tablets use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while Amazon Fire HD 6 has Android 4.4. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) body is newer and extremely thinner, but also extremely heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 6.
Amazon Fire HD 6 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a way lower 1280 x 800 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater pixels count in each inch of screen. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has much more storage for apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 200 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a little faster CPU than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has 4 more cores and 1 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 6. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a way more megapixels back-facing camera.
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