Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX

Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
sony xperia z3 tablet compact
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
amazon kindle fire hdx
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general 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 -

hardware 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

display Display

Type TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.37% 59.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama -
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity 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)

memory 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 -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery 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)
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Talk Time Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
Up to 11 h