Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-08-29 | 2020-05-14 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| $ 275.00 | $ 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Tablet S is a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), having a 58.9 score against 58.6. Even being the best in this comparison, the Xperia Tablet S design is notably older, thicker and heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Xperia Tablet S has older 4.1.1 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Xperia Tablet S counts with a bit more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a just a little worse pixels density, and they both have the same exact 800 x 1280px resolution, the Xperia Tablet S also counts with a bigger screen. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a better storage capacity for applications and games than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a little better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also counts with a higher amount of RAM. Xperia Tablet S features a better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back-facing camera with a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a battery duration that's just as good as the battery lifetime in Xperia Tablet S.
Although Sony Xperia Tablet S is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Sony Xperia Tablet S, else you can save some dollars and buy the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), letting go some features and specifications.
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