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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBSony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2012-08-29 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.17 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Tablet S has a general score of 58.9, which is just a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 7's 54.8 score. Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia Tablet S has older 4.1.1 version and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4. The Sony Xperia Tablet S is better than Amazon Fire HD 7, it must be told that it is also way older, heavier and thicker.
The Xperia Tablet S has a bit faster CPU than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have 4 CPU cores and a 1 GB RAM, the Xperia Tablet S also has an extra graphics processor. Amazon Fire HD 7 features a much better looking display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a lot smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, the Amazon Fire HD 7 also counts with more pixels per screen inch.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S captures much clearer photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels. The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 48 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The Xperia Tablet S features a battery duration that is very similar to the Amazon Fire HD 7 one.
The Xperia Tablet S costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 7, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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