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

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
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Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Sony
Announced September 2013 September 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 186 x 128 x 9 mm
(7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 in)
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
Weight 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543
4G Network LTE LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB
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 not supported NFC 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)
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)