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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.2.2 |
| -- | 2013-09-25 |
| 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Stainless Steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1570.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.6 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z4 Tablet is a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, having a 74.7 score against 68.5. The Xperia Z4 Tablet is a a little bit heavier but incredibly thinner tablet than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but the Xperia Z4 Tablet has the newer 5.0 version while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2, so it gives some additional features and increased performance.
The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with just a little better hardware performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more cores , a much better graphics co-processor running at 600 megahertz, a 64-bits processing unit and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1600 x 2560px resolution, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each display inch.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 shoots clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has a back facing camera with a worse resolution. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet features just a bit more memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 128 GB.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet has a much longer battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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