Screen size
Quick verdict
Fire Phone leads the measured specs 11-3.
Measured wins
Fire HD 6
3
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Fire Phone
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Fire HD 6
No cellular connectivity
Fire Phone
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Fire HD 6
N/A
Fire Phone
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
Fire HD 6
No
Fire Phone
-
EDGE
Fire HD 6
No
Fire Phone
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
-
3G bands
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20
Speed
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Fire HD 6
2014, September. Released 2014, October
Fire Phone
2014, June. Released 2014, July
Status
Fire HD 6
Discontinued
Fire Phone
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire HD 6
169 x 103 x 10.7 mm (6.65 x 4.06 x 0.42 in)
Fire Phone
139.2 x 66.5 x 8.9 mm (5.48 x 2.62 x 0.35 in)
Weight
Fire HD 6
290 g (10.23 oz)
Fire Phone
160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM
Fire HD 6
No
Fire Phone
Nano-SIM
Type
Fire HD 6
IPS LCD
Fire Phone
IPS LCD
Size
Fire HD 6
6.0 inches, 104.4 cm2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Fire Phone
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire HD 6
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Fire Phone
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection
Fire HD 6
Corning Gorilla Glass
Fire Phone
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Other
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
3D Dynamic Perspective UI (based on 4 front cameras) System wide tilt, auto-scroll, swivel, and peek functions
OS
Fire HD 6
Android 4.4 (KitKat - customized), Fire 4
Fire Phone
Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based), upgradable to 3.6.5
CPU
Fire HD 6
Quad-core (2x1.5 GHz & 2x1.2 GHz)
Fire Phone
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Chipset
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
GPU
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
Adreno 330
Card slot
Fire HD 6
No
Fire Phone
No
Internal
Fire HD 6
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Fire Phone
32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Other
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
eMMC 4.5
Single
Fire HD 6
2 MP
Fire Phone
13 MP, AF, OIS
Video
Fire HD 6
1080p@30fps
Fire Phone
1080p@30fps
Features
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
LED flash, HDR
Single
Fire HD 6
VGA
Fire Phone
2.1 MP
Video
Fire HD 6
Fire Phone
Loudspeaker
Fire HD 6
Yes
Fire Phone
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire HD 6
Yes
Fire Phone
Yes
WLAN
Fire HD 6
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Fire Phone
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire HD 6
4.0, A2DP
Fire Phone
3.0
Positioning
Fire HD 6
No
Fire Phone
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Fire HD 6
No
Fire Phone
Yes
Radio
Fire HD 6
No
Fire Phone
No
USB
Fire HD 6
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
Fire Phone
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Fire HD 6
Accelerometer, gyro
Fire Phone
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
Fire HD 6
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Fire Phone
Firefly technology
Type
Fire HD 6
Li-Ion, non-removable
Fire Phone
Li-Ion 2400 mAh, non-removable
Talk time
Fire HD 6
Up to 8 h
Fire Phone
Up to 22 h
Stand-by
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
Up to 285 h
Music play
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
Up to 65 h
Colors
Fire HD 6
Black, White, Cobalt, Magenta, Citron
Fire Phone
Black
Price
Fire HD 6
About 90 EUR
Fire Phone
About 160 EUR
Models
Fire HD 6
-
Fire Phone
SD4930UR, Fire Phone