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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2020-05-14 | 2017-06-15 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 90.00 | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), getting a overall score of 82.4 against 58.6. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) construction is somewhat thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), although it's extremely heavier and was released 3 years before. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has Windows 10 Pro operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a really bigger display, a way higher 2736 x 1824px resolution and a greater display pixel density. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features just a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) count with incredibly similar batteries.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels and a lot better 1920x1080 video definition.
Although Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is a better device, it is way more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). If you want to save some money, you can get Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), giving up a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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