Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 53.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.0.3, 3.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2011-04-26 | 2015-09-17 |
| 7.09 x 6.22 x 0.55 inches | 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.12 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Orange and Pink |
| $ 200.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 480 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 206 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | MediaTek chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Single-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Sony Tablet P has a global score of 55.7, which is slightly better than the Amazon Fire HD 8's 53.3 score. Both of these tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Sony Tablet P has an older 4.0.3 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0. Even though Sony Tablet P is better than Amazon Fire HD 8, we must highlight that it is also much older, heavier and extremely thicker.
Amazon Fire HD 8 features a display that is very similar to the Sony Tablet P one, because although the Amazon Fire HD 8 has a bit lower pixel number per inch of screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1280 x 800 and a way bigger display. The Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Sony Tablet P, although it has a lower number of cores , they both have 1 GB of RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HD 8 features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Tablet P, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB and 16 GB internal storage. Sony Tablet P shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8. They have the same video frame rates, the same resolution back facing camera and the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition.
Sony Tablet P has a superior battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8.
Sony Tablet P is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet, which makes it an easy decision.
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