Amazon Fire HD 6 review

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Amazon Fire HD 6 review
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Amazon Fire HD 6 review

No HDR. Pictures lack detail and look blurry

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Amazon Fire HD 6 review

HDR adds a bit more vibrancy, but still no detail

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Amazon Fire HD 6 review

Close up shots, again, don't pick up the detail

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Amazon Fire HD 6 review

You can at least read the text

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Amazon Fire HD 6 review

Even in daylight, the pictures come out dark

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Amazon Fire HD 6 review

Selfies are not worthy of an Instagram upload

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Amazon Fire HD 6 review

Any movement in your photos pushes the quality down further

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