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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| 5.94 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | 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 better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a global score of 68.5 against 58.9. Both tablets we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a more recent 4.2.2 version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and increased performance. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a newer tablet device, and it's also a lot thinner and extremely lighter than Xperia Tablet S.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a way better display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a lot better screen density. Xperia Tablet S has much more memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia Tablet S also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a little faster processing unit than Xperia Tablet S, and although they both have 4 processing cores, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also has a faster graphics processing unit running at 450 MHz and more RAM. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a battery life that is just as good as the Xperia Tablet S one.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a better camera than Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have the same resolution camera in the back.
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