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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| $ 479.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 339 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 67.9, which is much better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version while Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, giving some additional features. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a extremely newer tablet, and it is also noticeably lighter and notably thinner than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features just a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with more RAM memory. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a lot better looking display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 128 GB. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 captures better videos and photos than Xperia Tablet S. They have the same resolution back camera.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and the Xperia Tablet S count with very similar batteries performance.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a lot more expensive than Sony Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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