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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-02-24 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| 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
The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has a general score of 69.8, which is better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s general score of 59.7. Both tablets in this comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has an older 4.4.4 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet design is thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), although it's heavier and was released 6 years before.
Xperia Z2 Tablet features a better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much better 1200 x 1920 resolution, a larger display and a little higher pixels density. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount, the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet also has an additional GPU.
Xperia Z2 Tablet features a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way higher resolution camera in the back and a lot higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 32 GB internal memory.
The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has a really longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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