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Amazon Fire HD 6
16 GBSony Tablet S
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2011-04-26 |
| 6.70 x 4.10 x 0.40 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 10.23 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 252 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Tablet S has an overall score of 57.5, which is a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 6's 55 overall score. The Sony Tablet S is a heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HD 6, but both of them have the same thickness. Both tablets we are comparing have Android OS, but Sony Tablet S has an older 4.0 version and Amazon Fire HD 6 has Android 4.4.
Amazon Fire HD 6 has a more vivid screen than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a really smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1280 x 800, the Amazon Fire HD 6 also counts with a lot greater amount of pixels per screen inch. The Amazon Fire HD 6 counts with a little better processing power than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Amazon Fire HD 6 also has a higher number of cores.
The Sony Tablet S captures much clearer photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 6, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 video quality, the Sony Tablet S also has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Sony Tablet S has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 6, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 32 GB and 16 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Sony Tablet S features a way better battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 6.
Although Sony Tablet S is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 6, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Amazon Fire HD 6. If you want to save some money, you can get Amazon Fire HD 6, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your money.
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