Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| September 2014 | September 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - October 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm (8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in) |
186 x 128 x 9 mm (7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 270 g (9.52 oz) | 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16/32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA+, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Amazon Silk) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4500 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 1100 h (2G) Up to 1300 h (3G) |
- |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 19 h (2G) Up to 23 h (3G) |
Up to 11 h |