Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2011-04-26 | 2020-05-14 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 795.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is just a bit better than Sony Tablet S, having a 58.6 score against 57.5. Both tablets in our current comparison have Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has 9.0 Pie version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0, so it gives you some extra features and performance tweaks. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is a way newer tablet, and it is also way lighter and just a little bit thinner than Sony Tablet S.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Sony Tablet S, because it has 1 GB more RAM and more processing cores. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a display that's just as good as the Sony Tablet S one, because although the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel density.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Sony Tablet S counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The Sony Tablet S has a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Sony Tablet S also has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this tablet an obvious call.
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