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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 72.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2014-10-02 | 2014-05-20 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 12 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Intel Core i7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 7, with a score of 72.2 against 54.8. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4 operating system. Even though the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Amazon Fire HD 7 were only released 5 months apart, Microsoft Surface Pro 3's body is somewhat thinner but also much heavier.
The Amazon Fire HD 7 counts with a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, although it has a really smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 800px, they both have a higher number of pixels per screen inch. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a little bit better performance than Amazon Fire HD 7, because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 also has a back camera with a lot higher 5 megapixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 496 GB more internal memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Amazon Fire HD 7 feature very similar batteries.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 7, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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