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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 66 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 8 |
| 2014-10-21 | -- |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 7.40 x 12.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 27.20 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 479.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | -- |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Intel Core i3-4020Y (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Intel HD graphics 4200 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Compass |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 67.9, which is just a bit better than Sony Vaio Tap 11's 66 global score. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a lighter and notably thinner tablet than Sony Vaio Tap 11. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, and Sony Vaio Tap 11 works with Windows 8 operating system.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Sony Vaio Tap 11, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a better display than Sony Vaio Tap 11, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a way greater number of pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
Sony Vaio Tap 11 features a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal storage capacity. The Sony Vaio Tap 11 has a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Sony Vaio Tap 11. Both of them have a 8 MP camera in the back.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is also by far the cheapest one.
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