Amazon Fire HD 6 (4th gen. 2014)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1370 reviews of Amazon Fire HD 6 (4th gen. 2014). The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the portability and performance are on the whole positive. The size and price are also appreciated, but the reliability and storage get less positive comments.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Amazon Fire HD 6 (4th gen. 2014) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Amazon Fire HD 6 (4th gen. 2014)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 717 user reviews of Amazon Fire HD 6 (4th gen. 2014) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Opinions about the portability and performance are on the whole positive. The price and size are also appreciated. There are some negative views about the storage and reliability, while there are some mixed comments about the touch screen.

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95% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Amazon.com review summary for Amazon Fire HD 6 (4th gen. 2014)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 user reviews of Amazon Fire HD 6 (4th gen. 2014) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the performance and portability. The price and screen are also mentioned favorably. There are mixed views on the camera and size. Many are negative about the reliability.

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84% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Expert review by : Dana Wollman (engadget.com)

Amazon Fire HD 6 review: great value for a $99 tablet

Here's a question: How did Amazon know it was time to make a $99 tablet? Because of focus groups? Its ace marketing department? Close: user reviews. Let'

Sharp screen ; Long battery life ; Useful features such as family sharing and the option to add six user accounts ; Great overall value for the price

Heavy for its size, cheap build quality ; Limited built-in storage, no microSD slot ; Some performance lags ; Doesn't include Amazon's Mayday live support feature

With long battery life, a sharp screen and some useful software features, the HD 6 offers impressive value for the money. It's an excellent choice for children, and anyone else looking for a small-screen tablet on a budget.

Nov, 2014

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Expert review by : Malarie Gokey (digitaltrends.com)

Amazon Fire HD 6 review

Amazon's Fire HD 6 looks like the kind of tablet you'd give a kid for Christmas, and at $100, it's the best bargain you'll find.

At just $100, the Fire HD 6 is a true bargain and it’s not pretending to be anything other than what it is: a cheap and chipper tablet. If you’ve got a grandma or a 7-year-old who’s been nagging you for a tablet, this little guy is inexpensive and...

Nov, 2014

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Expert review by : Sascha Segan (pcmag.com)

Amazon Fire HD 6 Kids Edition

The Amazon Fire HD 6 Kids Edition is best understood as a simple container for Amazon's FreeTime subscription kids' books and videos. One that's covered by a no-questions-asked two-year warranty.

Two year, no-questions-asked warranty. Rugged case. Huge amount of subscription kids' content included, especially from Nickelodeon.

Two-page book spreads are too small to be readable. Performance can be laggy. Very limited internal storage. Lacks Amazon's Mayday help feature.

There's a little tide pool full of tablets designed specially for kids: Fuhu and Kurio are the most reliable names in the mix. All of them deliver highly customized Android tablets with severe parental controls and special, kid-friendly app stores. You...

Nov, 2014

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Amazon Fire HD 6 ( white, 16GB)

In comparison to its 7-inch counterpart, the Fire HD 6 sports a more compact build that's easier for travel and commuting, not to mention lighter on your wallet. The specs on the 6-inch tablet aren't the most cutting edge, but for a rock-bottom price,...

The Amazon Fire HD 6 starts at an affordable $99. Its small size makes it extremely portable and easy to use in one hand. Performance is smooth and its OS features a variety of family-friendly functions.

The plastic construction feels cheap and girthy. It lacks Amazon's Mayday instant customer-service feature as well as the Google Play store. The free space on the 8GB model fills up quickly.

The smooth performing and feature-filled Amazon Fire HD 6 is unrivaled in the bargain tablet category.

Oct, 2014

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Expert review by : Xiomara Blanco (cnet.com)

Amazon Fire HD 6 review

The Amazon Fire HD 6 turns the budget tablet category on its head. Starting at only $99 for an 8GB model, the 6-inch slate rocks a sharp IPS screen, performs smoothly, and offers a feature-filled, user-friendly operating system -- and that's more than...

The plastic construction feels cheap and girthy. It lacks Amazon's Mayday instant customer-service feature as well as the Google Play store. The free space on the 8GB model fills up quickly.

The smooth performing and feature-filled Amazon Fire HD 6 is unrivaled in the bargain tablet category.

Oct, 2014

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Expert review by : Sascha Segan (pcmag.com)

Amazon Fire HD 6

The Amazon Fire HD 6 is a well-built, reliable small-screen tablet for under $100, but it really suffers from a lack of storage.

Solid. build quality. Bright, sharp screen. Good size for reading. Tons of Amazon streaming content.

Very little internal storage, with no memory card slot. Sometimes laggy. Mediocre battery life. Lacks Mayday button for instant help.

I'm disappointed to see that the HD 6 lacks Mayday, Amazon's customer-service app. During my review, I wanted to use Mayday three times, mostly to find things buried in the settings. The basic on-device help didn't help, and I had to do Web searches...

Oct, 2014

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Expert review by : Laptop Mag (laptopmag.com)

Amazon Fire HD 6 Kids Edition

Speedy and responsive performance; Free content for kids; Great parental controls; Long battery life; Worry-free warranty ; Soft audio; Just 8GB of storage; Poor camera quality ; The Fire HD 6 Kids Edition is an excellent kids' tablet that offers...

Soft audio; Just 8GB of storage; Poor camera quality ; The Fire HD 6 Kids Edition is an excellent kids' tablet that offers robust parental controls and gobs of free content in a durable design backed by a strong two-year warranty.

The Fire HD 6 Kids Edition is an excellent kids' tablet that offers robust parental controls and gobs of free content in a durable design backed by a strong two-year warranty.

Nov, 2014

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Expert review by : Laptop Mag (laptopmag.com)

Amazon Fire HD 6

Good battery life; Inexpensive; Excellent parental controls; Accurate and bright screen ; Poor camera quality; Just 8GB of storage; Audio quality could be better ; Impressive parental controls and a very cheap price are not the only reasons to pick up...

Poor camera quality; Just 8GB of storage; Audio quality could be better ; Impressive parental controls and a very cheap price are not the only reasons to pick up the Fire HD 6.

Impressive parental controls and a very cheap price are not the only reasons to pick up the Fire HD 6.

Oct, 2014

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Expert review by : Chris Burns (slashgear.com)

Amazon Fire HD 6 Review

With the Fire HD 6 we see Amazon approach the standard paperback book size device. But this device is not aimed at reading alone, it's aimed at every kind of Amazon-based media. It is, after all, an Amazon-centric device, and therefor should be...

The Fire HD 6 is a fun little device. If you’re excited about getting the best of the best in Amazon, this isn’t it – this is the budget model. This is the device that’ll cost you $99 or $119 USD depending on your choice of storage size. This is the...

Oct, 2014

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Fire HD 6 Review

The Fire HD 6 is the first 6-inch tablet that Amazon or any other major company has released. There's also a 7-inch model, the Fire HD 7. This review focuses on the 6-inch model specifically but it can be used as reference for the 7-inch version too...

Good value for the price in terms of overall hardware and specs, plus the build quality feels solid ; Small and portable, easy to hold and operate one-handed ; Much more versatile than an E Ink Kindle, while still offering most of the same Kindle...

Like all Fire tablets, you are forced to use Amazon's custom interface that directs all aspects of the device to Amazon to buy more stuff, plus the software is more basic and much less customizable than other Android tablets ; Doesn't support Google...

The Fire HD 6 is a surprisingly nice tablet for $99. It has a high resolution screen, front and rear cameras, Bluetooth, a zippy quad-core processor, and a respectable 8-hour battery life. Most tablets under $100 have low resolution screens and weak...

Oct, 2014

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