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| Global Score | |
| 61.8 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows RT |
| 2021-05-26 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.40 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.64 |
| 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 | 1.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has an overall score of 61.8, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT's overall score of 58.4. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) is a newer portable tablet, and it's also a bit thinner and extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) counts with a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better number of pixels per inch in the screen and a much higher 1200 x 1920 resolution.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same 1280x720 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) also has a much better 5 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) features a superior storage for apps and games than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has less internal storage capacity.
The Microsoft Surface RT has a battery duration that is very similar to the battery performance in Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021).
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