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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-02 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 95.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 252 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a general score of 74.5, which is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 6's score of 55. Galaxy Tab A 10.5's construction is newer and much thinner, but also noticeably heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 6. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Amazon Fire HD 6 has Android 4.4 version, so it counts with a lot of extra features and performance tweaks.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a little faster CPU than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has 2 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores. The Amazon Fire HD 6 has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a way worse 1280 x 800 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels amount per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a much better storage to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HD 6.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 6, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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