Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z2 vs Amazon Fire HD 8

Sony Xperia Z2
sony xperia z2
Amazon Fire HD 8
amazon fire hd 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Amazon
Announced February 2014 September 2015
Status Available - April 2014 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 6,133 ($89.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, Magenta, Blue, Tangerine
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
214 x 128 x 7.7 mm
(8.43 x 5.04 x 0.3 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 311 g (10.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes Dolby Atmos Dual Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop), Fire OS 5
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz & dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8135 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] PowerVR G6200 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.16% 67.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Yes
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] VGA, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No
Edge Up to 296 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 -
Capacity 3200 mAh 4750 mAh
Stand by Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (multimedia)