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Sony Tablet S
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2011-04-26 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 795.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.71 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | -- |
| 2.8 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than the Sony Tablet S, with a 68.5 score against 57.5. Both of these tablets work with Android operating system, but Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has newer 4.2.2 version and Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0, so it gives some extra features. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 body is extremely newer, notably thinner and way lighter than Sony Tablet S.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a lot better looking display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a way better display density. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Sony Tablet S, because it has more RAM memory, a larger number of faster cores and an additional GPU.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a slightly better memory for applications and games than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Sony Tablet S features a much longer battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a little bit better camera than Sony Tablet S, because it has a back camera with a way better 8 megapixels resolution.
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