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"...the Fire HD 6 is the best bang for your buck." � CNET
"A well-built, reliable small-screen tablet for under $100..." � PC Magazine "The Fire HD 6, in particular, is a marvel for its size, price, and speed." � Venture Beat |
The Fire HD 6 goes anywhere with its pocketable design�featuring a beautiful 6" HD display, 2x faster quad-core processor, and unsurpassed reliability in its class.
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Fire HD is available in black, white, magenta, citron, or cobalt.
Take beautiful photos, shoot 1080p video, and easily Skype with friends and family.
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With profiles for everyone in the family, shared content, and Amazon FreeTime, Fire HD makes life better for both parents and kids.
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Fire tablets give you instant access to popular free and best-selling apps to help you stay productive or be entertained, including titles like Netflix, HBO GO, Facebook, Hulu Plus, Pinterest, The Weather Channel, Evernote, and Mint.
Are you a developer? Bring your app or game to Fire OS. Learn more
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Fire OS 4 "Sangria" introduces an updated visual design, hundreds of platform updates and exclusive new features including Family Library, Profiles, Smart Suspend, and more.
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| Fire HD 6 |
Fire HD 7 Replaces 2013 Kindle Fire HD |
Kindle Fire HDX |
Fire HDX 8.9 Replaces 2013 Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" |
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| Price | Starting at $99.00 | Starting at $139.00 | Starting at $179.00 | Starting at $379.00 |
| Screen Size | 6" | 7" | 7" | 8.9" |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 (252 ppi) | 1280 x 800 (216 ppi) | 1920 x 1200 (323 ppi) | 2560 x 1600 (339 ppi) |
| Processor | Quad-core up to 1.5 GHz | Quad-core up to 1.5 GHz | Quad-core 2.2 GHz | Quad-core 2.5 GHz |
| Battery Life | 8 hours mixed use | 8 hours mixed use | 11 hours mixed use | 12 hours mixed use |
| Audio |
 Mono speaker, Built-in microphone |
Dual stereo speakers, Built-in microphone |
Dual stereo speakers, Built-in microphone |
 Dual stereo speakers, Built-in microphone |
| Wi-Fi | Single-band Wi-Fi | Single-band Wi-Fi |
Dual-band, dual antenna (MIMO) Wi-Fi |
Dual-band, dual antenna (802.11AC with MIMO+HT80) Wi-Fi |
| 4G | None | None | 4G model available | 4G model available |
| Camera |
Front-facing VGA camera + 2 MP rear-facing camera |
Front-facing VGA camera + 2 MP rear-facing camera |
Front-facing HD camera |
Front-facing HD camera + 8 MP rear-facing camera |
| Storage |
8 or 16 GB Free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content |
8 or 16 GB Free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content |
16, 32, or 64 GB Free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content |
16, 32, or 64 GB Free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content |
| Dimensions |
6.7" X 4.1" X 0.4" (169 X 103 X 10.7 mm) |
7.5" X 5.0" X 0.4" (191 X 128 X 10.6 mm) |
7.3" X 5.0" X 0.4" (186 X 128 X 9.0mm) |
9.1" X 6.2" X 0.3" (231 X 158 X 7.8mm) |
| Weight | 10.1 oz (290 grams) | 11.9 oz (337 grams) |
Wi-Fi: 10.7 oz (303 grams) 4G: 11.0 oz (311 grams) |
Wi-Fi: 13.2 oz (375 grams) 4G: 13.7 oz (389 grams) |
| Customer Support | Email, web, and phone | Email, web, and phone |
 On-device "Mayday" button + email, web, and phone |
On-device "Mayday" button + email, web, and phone |
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With Amazon's cloud services your content is safe, easy to access, and won't take up space on your device.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1,311 of 1,348 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The single best value Fire in the entire line. Skip the Fire 7 and get the Fire 6 instead!
October 4, 2014
Color Name:Black|Configuration:With Special Offers|Digital Storage Capacity:8
If you read my Fire TV review you know that I am tough on Amazon when it comes to their own items. It needs to deliver quality for the price point to earn stars from me. Please take the time to read my entire review and feel free to ask questions. I will do my best to respond to them as I can and update the review to reflect those answers and other things I discover along the way.
First my background. I own many Amazon Kindles (b&w;, Fire gen2, Fire gen3) as well as Apple Ipad (gen 4), Samsung Note 3 and have an LG G2 smartphone (had a Samsung S4 before that), notebooks, chromebooks, etc. I have also used many other products including the Fire HDX line. I have a solid computer background as well but honestly I am more of a casual user when it comes to tablets like this one.
Amazon has changed many things over the life of the Fire product line. Adding and removing features (like cameras--the first generation had one but the second generation removed them but not they are back).
They are all useful devices but each one has its own niche so to speak so make sure whatever you get has the features that are important to you.
Now to this model. This is like a big smartphone--which is a big difference from past kindles. It is more compact, lighter and yet still very usable. In fact for me, the shrinking of size increases the usefulness. I find that I use my smartphone way more than my tablets--even the smaller Fire HD and Samsung Note tablets so I am expecting this to replace more of that "on the couch" usage which is great since it so much less expensive than most smartphones. That means you can feel less bad about scratches that might occur or the accidental drops. (I am guilty of both. Read more ›
First my background. I own many Amazon Kindles (b&w;, Fire gen2, Fire gen3) as well as Apple Ipad (gen 4), Samsung Note 3 and have an LG G2 smartphone (had a Samsung S4 before that), notebooks, chromebooks, etc. I have also used many other products including the Fire HDX line. I have a solid computer background as well but honestly I am more of a casual user when it comes to tablets like this one.
Amazon has changed many things over the life of the Fire product line. Adding and removing features (like cameras--the first generation had one but the second generation removed them but not they are back).
They are all useful devices but each one has its own niche so to speak so make sure whatever you get has the features that are important to you.
Now to this model. This is like a big smartphone--which is a big difference from past kindles. It is more compact, lighter and yet still very usable. In fact for me, the shrinking of size increases the usefulness. I find that I use my smartphone way more than my tablets--even the smaller Fire HD and Samsung Note tablets so I am expecting this to replace more of that "on the couch" usage which is great since it so much less expensive than most smartphones. That means you can feel less bad about scratches that might occur or the accidental drops. (I am guilty of both. Read more ›
608 of 637 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Black| Configuration:With Special Offers| Digital Storage Capacity:8|Verified Purchase
For the low price, this tablet really does more than expected! The camera isn't great; however, I always use my phone for a camera so that doesn't effect me. Here are some of the pros and cons:
Pros: Low cost yet high tech
Great screen quality (of course there is better out there, but it looks great as is)
Smooth and responsive
Easy access to amazon prime content
Easy to wirelessly share content to a TV
Battery life
Web browser works great
Cons: Doesn't have some apps android users are used to having
Camera quality isn't great and no flash
Less 'extra features' than some higher priced tablets have
I opted to go with the 16gb version with no ads. The ads aren't a big deal, but I figured I would pass on having them on my screen. No matter what version you pick, they all do the same things. The gigs may or may not matter to you. 8 and 16 gigs both aren't very large, but if you want to predownload some tv shows, movies, & music before a vacation, then you may want to look into getting the larger 16gig. If you will always have internet connection, then it isn't much a problem since you have unlimited cloud storage and can download to your device or stream at anytime you have internet.
Overall... If you want an Amazon tablet, and you want the best, go with the HDX series. However, if you want an amazing tablet but don't want to spend as much, then these new HD 6 & 7 series are great! For me and my uses, the HD 6 is the perfect fit.
I would suggest the 6 over the 7 for most buyers. The only 2 things the 7 has over the 6, are a larger screen, and dual speakers. Sure the dual speakers is kind of nice, but the screen is actually lower quality than the 6. Read more ›
Pros: Low cost yet high tech
Great screen quality (of course there is better out there, but it looks great as is)
Smooth and responsive
Easy access to amazon prime content
Easy to wirelessly share content to a TV
Battery life
Web browser works great
Cons: Doesn't have some apps android users are used to having
Camera quality isn't great and no flash
Less 'extra features' than some higher priced tablets have
I opted to go with the 16gb version with no ads. The ads aren't a big deal, but I figured I would pass on having them on my screen. No matter what version you pick, they all do the same things. The gigs may or may not matter to you. 8 and 16 gigs both aren't very large, but if you want to predownload some tv shows, movies, & music before a vacation, then you may want to look into getting the larger 16gig. If you will always have internet connection, then it isn't much a problem since you have unlimited cloud storage and can download to your device or stream at anytime you have internet.
Overall... If you want an Amazon tablet, and you want the best, go with the HDX series. However, if you want an amazing tablet but don't want to spend as much, then these new HD 6 & 7 series are great! For me and my uses, the HD 6 is the perfect fit.
I would suggest the 6 over the 7 for most buyers. The only 2 things the 7 has over the 6, are a larger screen, and dual speakers. Sure the dual speakers is kind of nice, but the screen is actually lower quality than the 6. Read more ›
655 of 700 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK budget tablet, but wait a week or two for the kinks to be worked out
October 4, 2014
Color Name:Black|Configuration:With Special Offers|Digital Storage Capacity:8
Last night Amazon’s new Fire HD 6” arrived on my doorstep. Here are my first impressions of the new budget tablet.
The good
The 6” format is darned cute and practical. Here are some pictures comparing it to the Fire HDX and Kindle Paperwhite.
The format is going to be very practical for sticking in a handbag or pocket to take around. It is blockier than the Fire HDX or Paperwhite – no tapered edges but it is very compact. In terms of weight though, there is very little difference between the 6” HD and the 7” HDX – a mere 0.6 of an ounce.
The Fire HD 6” comes with the new Fire OS 4 Sangria, which will be sent as a free update to existing Fire devices according to the note on my Fire HDX this morning. There are some really neat features to Sangria. A backup feature worked well. This will allow you to restore your device to a previous state if there are any issues.
The new About the Book feature which you can setup to open as you read the book could be very useful. It tells you brief information at a glance – author, number of books in the series, order in the series etc.
There are also badges in the Audible app again! Yay! I am kind of a badge collector when it comes to my Audible listening. What will be even better is when they sync badges across devices. I also like that they now show the estimated download time when downloading an audiobook
GoodReads is more tightly integrated with your being able to add the book to your Want to Read/Currently Reading/Read shelf from within the book. Nice. It will still be even better when they allow you to access your own shelves from within there.
The bad
The Fire HD 6” is a budget device as you might expect from the price. Read more ›
The good
The 6” format is darned cute and practical. Here are some pictures comparing it to the Fire HDX and Kindle Paperwhite.
The format is going to be very practical for sticking in a handbag or pocket to take around. It is blockier than the Fire HDX or Paperwhite – no tapered edges but it is very compact. In terms of weight though, there is very little difference between the 6” HD and the 7” HDX – a mere 0.6 of an ounce.
The Fire HD 6” comes with the new Fire OS 4 Sangria, which will be sent as a free update to existing Fire devices according to the note on my Fire HDX this morning. There are some really neat features to Sangria. A backup feature worked well. This will allow you to restore your device to a previous state if there are any issues.
The new About the Book feature which you can setup to open as you read the book could be very useful. It tells you brief information at a glance – author, number of books in the series, order in the series etc.
There are also badges in the Audible app again! Yay! I am kind of a badge collector when it comes to my Audible listening. What will be even better is when they sync badges across devices. I also like that they now show the estimated download time when downloading an audiobook
GoodReads is more tightly integrated with your being able to add the book to your Want to Read/Currently Reading/Read shelf from within the book. Nice. It will still be even better when they allow you to access your own shelves from within there.
The bad
The Fire HD 6” is a budget device as you might expect from the price. Read more ›
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Great item
Purchased for my Grandsons birthday so he hasn't seen it yet. But I have used it for games and books and it is great...
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Okay prefer the bigger one
The storage stinks on this but the picture quality is good, size is nice for kids!
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Love it so far
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Great product!!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
So its perfect for him
I got the HD 6' for my son on his birthday. He loves it. The 6' screen is small but he just turned 6 years old. So its perfect for him.
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Five Stars
I love my new Kindle. It's everything I need or want in a small like tablet.
Published 15 minutes ago by Kathleen Rogers
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Four Stars
It's great !
Published 16 minutes ago by Richard Mattison
4.0 out of 5 stars
But I am so glad I bought it
Smaller and heavier then I thought it would be. But I am so glad I bought it. Now I just need to learn all the Fire can do.
Published 18 minutes ago by Mary Ann Pratt
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love it. It lasts longer as I am not ...
I love it. It lasts longer as I am not charging it everyday. That is amazing because my original Kindle needed to be charged at the end of the day. Read more
Published 24 minutes ago by Renee Skalet
