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| Global Score | |
| 61.8 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2021-05-26 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.40 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface 2 has an overall score of 63.4, which is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)'s global score of 61.8. The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Microsoft Surface 2 design is a little thinner than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), although it is much heavier and was released 8 years before.
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Microsoft Surface 2 has a little sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Microsoft Surface 2's camera is very similar to the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) one, and although the Microsoft Surface 2 has a way higher (Full HD) video resolution, they both have a 5 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity.
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) and Microsoft Surface 2 have quite similar batteries performance.
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