Kindle Fire HD 6by Amazon

Up front, the 1,280 x 800 screen is coated in Gorilla Glass, making it less vulnerable to scratches.

Up front, the 1,280 x 800 screen is coated in Gorilla Glass, making it less vulnerable to scratches.

The 6-inch, 1280 x 800-pixel display felt pretty small when I watched the 720p trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy, but Zoe Saldana's green …

The 6-inch, 1280 x 800-pixel display felt pretty small when I watched the 720p trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy, but Zoe Saldana's green skin still appeared strikingly alienlike.

Disappointingly, there's no ambient light sensor, so you'll find yourself having to tap, swipe down to display the control centre, tap on br…

Disappointingly, there's no ambient light sensor, so you'll find yourself having to tap, swipe down to display the control centre, tap on brightness and adjust it for different environments or times of the day.

When it comes to the tablet specs, the Amazon Fire HD 6 is pretty well equipped.

When it comes to the tablet specs, the Amazon Fire HD 6 is pretty well equipped.

Its build quality is actually rather good given the Fire HD 6's low cost, although we’d ideally like to see a soft touch finish rather than …

Its build quality is actually rather good given the Fire HD 6's low cost, although we’d ideally like to see a soft touch finish rather than the roughened plastic texture here.

We got 5 hours, 47 minutes of video playback time at maximum brightness with the Fire HD 6.

We got 5 hours, 47 minutes of video playback time at maximum brightness with the Fire HD 6.

Reading on-the-go and playing games in crowded commuting spaces was an easy endeavor, and its compact size conveniently fit inside any small…

Reading on-the-go and playing games in crowded commuting spaces was an easy endeavor, and its compact size conveniently fit inside any small bag or purse.

Amazon’s Appstore does cover many of the top apps, and a mainstream user should find most of what he or she needs.

Amazon’s Appstore does cover many of the top apps, and a mainstream user should find most of what he or she needs.

Note that technically, it only costs $100 if you buy the version with Special Offers — which displays ads on your lockscreen — but you can p…

Note that technically, it only costs $100 if you buy the version with Special Offers — which displays ads on your lockscreen — but you can pay $114 for one without them.

...it's a little on the thick and heavy side for a device of this size. But for $99, you'd be hard pressed to find something better.

...it's a little on the thick and heavy side for a device of this size. But for $99, you'd be hard pressed to find something better.

The Fire HD 6 is fairly thick (10.7 mm/0.42-in), but I find it to be comfortable in hand (thin devices are sexier, but sometimes it's easier…

The Fire HD 6 is fairly thick (10.7 mm/0.42-in), but I find it to be comfortable in hand (thin devices are sexier, but sometimes it's easier to grip a device with some meat on its bones).

For those of you buying this tablet for a relative for the holidays, I cannot express enough how awesome the help button (the massive questi…

For those of you buying this tablet for a relative for the holidays, I cannot express enough how awesome the help button (the massive question mark icon) on the homescreen is.

There’s a mere 8 GB of built-in storage in the $99 version, and as mentioned earlier there’s no microSD memory card slot.

There’s a mere 8 GB of built-in storage in the $99 version, and as mentioned earlier there’s no microSD memory card slot.