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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
32 GB (2014)Microsoft Surface Pro 3
256 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2014-10-21 | 2014-05-20 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 13.72 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| -- | Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 429.00 | $ 425.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a general score of 68.5, which is just a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 66.3 score. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 operating system. Even though the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, it must be noted that it is also a lot heavier and somewhat thicker.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a way better screen pixel density and a bit higher 1600 x 2560 resolution. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal memory.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 have incredibly similar batteries duration. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a back facing camera with a way higher 8 mega-pixels resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is also cheap compared to the other tablet, which makes this tablet a very good choice.
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