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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-03 | 2020-06-03 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 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 |
| 9.36 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a 71.3 score against 59.7. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has the older 4.4 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. Despite of the fact that Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is much older than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), it's design is a lot thinner and incredibly lighter.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a better pixels density. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a little bit better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores and a 3 GB RAM, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a graphics co-processor.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact captures way better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way better (Full HD) video resolution and a back camera with way more mega pixels. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 16 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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