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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBAmazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| $ 275.00 | $ 479.00 |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 67.9, which is better than Sony Xperia Tablet S's global score of 58.9. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is newer, notably lighter and much thinner than the Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version and Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit faster processor than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with 1 GB more RAM. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have a 8 megapixels resolution camera in the back. The Sony Xperia Tablet S has a much better memory for apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
Xperia Tablet S and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 count with incredibly similar battery performance.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is way more expensive than Sony Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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