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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBMicrosoft Surface RT
64 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4 | Windows RT |
| 2014-10-02 | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface RT has a general score of 58.4, which is a little bit better than Amazon Fire HD 7's general score of 54.8. The Microsoft Surface RT is an extremely older and a lot heavier device than the Amazon Fire HD 7, but Microsoft was able to make it somewhat thinner anyway. The Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS, and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4 OS.
Amazon Fire HD 7 has a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a really smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, it also counts with a greater pixel density. The Microsoft Surface RT has a much greater storage for apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface RT counts with a bit better processor than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Microsoft Surface RT also has a larger amount of RAM and an extra graphics processor. The Amazon Fire HD 7 features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Amazon Fire HD 7 also has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
Microsoft Surface RT's battery performance is very similar to the battery duration in Amazon Fire HD 7.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Microsoft Surface RT is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making this tablet a great choice.
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