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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows RT |
| 2020-05-14 | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 90.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 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 8 (2020) is slightly better than Microsoft Surface RT, with a score of 58.6 against 58.4. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s design is noticeably newer and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT's, but it's just a bit thicker.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, they both have 4 processing cores and a 2 GB RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface RT and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) have quite similar screens, because although the Microsoft Surface RT has a little bit worse number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 768 x 1366px and a really larger screen.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has 0 less internal storage. Microsoft Surface RT and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) count with similar batteries duration. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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