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| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4 |
| 2020-06-03 | 2014-09-03 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), getting a 71.3 score against 59.7. These tablets work with Android OS, but Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has the older 4.4 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an a lot older tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it is much lighter and notably thinner anyway.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features just a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores and a 3 GB RAM memory, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has an extra graphics processor. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a better number of pixels per display inch and a lot better 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot better video quality and a much more mega pixels back-facing camera. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 32 GB internal storage.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it's still a great choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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