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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2013-09-25 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 6.4 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, with a 71.3 score against 68.5. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact design is newer, somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Both tablets in this review work with Android OS, but Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a newer 4.4 version and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a little better hardware performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 450 MHz graphics processing unit, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a little more vivid display than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a little bit bigger display and a quite better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a bit better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting images and/or video in low light situations, it also counts with a more mega pixels back facing camera. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features more storage for games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a really longer battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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