Amazon Fire HD 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1

Amazon Fire HD 8

Sony Xperia XA1

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

23 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p

2160p@30fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video stereo sound record

-

stereo sound record
Primary camera laser autofocus

-

laser autofocus
Camera features

Yes

1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

Yes

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity