Screen size
Fire HD 66.0"
Kindle Fire HD 8.9Winner: 8.9"+33%
Quick verdict
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 leads the measured specs 7-3.
Measured wins
Fire HD 6
3
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Fire HD 6
No cellular connectivity
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire HD 6
N/A
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
N/A
GPRS
Fire HD 6
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
EDGE
Fire HD 6
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
equal specsStorage
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
No
Announced
Fire HD 6
2014, September. Released 2014, October
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
2012, September. Released 2012, October
Status
Fire HD 6
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire HD 6
169 x 103 x 10.7 mm (6.65 x 4.06 x 0.42 in)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight
Fire HD 6
290 g (10.23 oz)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
567 g (1.25 lb)
SIM
Fire HD 6
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Type
Fire HD 6
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
IPS LCD
Size
Fire HD 6
6.0 inches, 104.4 cm2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
8.9 inches, 229.7 cm2 (~58.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire HD 6
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~254 ppi density)
Protection
Fire HD 6
Corning Gorilla Glass
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
OS
Fire HD 6
Android 4.4 (KitKat - customized), Fire 4
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Android 4.0 (customized)
CPU
Fire HD 6
Quad-core (2x1.5 GHz & 2x1.2 GHz)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
Chipset
Fire HD 6
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
TI OMAP 4470
GPU
Fire HD 6
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
PowerVR SGX544
Card slot
Fire HD 6
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Internal
Fire HD 6
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM
Single
Fire HD 6
2 MP
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
1.3 MP
Video
Fire HD 6
1080p@30fps
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Single
Fire HD 6
VGA
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Video
Fire HD 6
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Other
Fire HD 6
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Loudspeaker
Fire HD 6
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire HD 6
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Yes
WLAN
Fire HD 6
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire HD 6
4.0, A2DP
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Yes
Positioning
Fire HD 6
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
NFC
Fire HD 6
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Radio
Fire HD 6
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
USB
Fire HD 6
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
2.0
Sensors
Fire HD 6
Accelerometer, gyro
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Fire HD 6
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
HDMI port MP4/VP8/H.263 player MP3/WAV/AAC/OGG/E-AC-3 player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Free cloud storage for all Amazon content Text-to-Speech english-language content reader Predictive text input
Type
Fire HD 6
Li-Ion, non-removable
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Talk time
Fire HD 6
Up to 8 h
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Colors
Fire HD 6
Black, White, Cobalt, Magenta, Citron
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Black
Price
Fire HD 6
About 90 EUR
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
About 200 EUR