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Amazon Fire HD 6
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 74.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2014-06-12 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a general score of 74.3, which is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 6's general score of 55. Even though Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and Amazon Fire HD 6 were released only 4 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 design is thinner but also extremely heavier. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has newer 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 6 has Android 4.4, providing the user a couple additional features.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a little bit better screen than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has a way bigger screen, a quite greater pixels density and a much better 1600 x 2560px resolution. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB and more internal storage.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has more RAM and 4 more cpu cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a way better battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 6. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 takes much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 6, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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