Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2020-05-14 | 2011-04-26 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 90.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has an overall score of 58.6, which is a little bit better than Sony Tablet S's 57.5 global score. Both devices in our current comparison include Android operating system, but the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has newer 9.0 Pie version and Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 version. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is a incredibly newer portable tablet, and it is also just a little bit thinner and much lighter than Sony Tablet S.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a better performing processing unit than Sony Tablet S, because it has 1 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores. Sony Tablet S counts with a display that is very similar to Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s display, because although the Sony Tablet S has a little bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the display, and they both have the same exact 800 x 1280px resolution, it also counts with a larger display.
The Sony Tablet S shoots much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality, the Sony Tablet S also has a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Sony Tablet S features a very superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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