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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-02-24 | 2020-05-14 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), having a general score of 69.8 against 58.6. Both devices in this review have Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has 4.4.4 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet's construction is thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it is heavier and was released many years before.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet has a brighter screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a bigger screen, a quite higher pixels amount per inch in the screen and a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB and more internal storage.
Xperia Z2 Tablet has a bit faster processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z2 Tablet also has an additional GPU and more RAM memory. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a really longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet captures much better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back facing camera with much more MP and a much better 1920x1080 video quality.
Xperia Z2 Tablet is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it's still a good choice, as you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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