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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2014-09-03 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a score of 71.3, which is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 general score. These tablets come with the same Android 4.4 OS (Operating System), so they should count with very similar operating system features. Even though the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact and the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 were released with only a couple of months difference, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is somewhat thinner and extremely lighter.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a slightly better looking display than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a better resolution of 1600 x 2560px, a quite larger display and a just a little better quantity of pixels in each inch of display. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has 1 GB more RAM and a graphics co-processor.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a bit better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with a more MP back camera.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with more memory capacity to install applications and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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