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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 339 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 67.9, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Go's 66.5 global score. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 construction is a bit thinner and way lighter than the Microsoft Surface Go, although it was released many years before. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 OS, and Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much more vibrant display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better pixel number per inch in the display and a better 1600 x 2560 resolution. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a little faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 captures clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have a 8 megapixels resolution camera, the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality. Microsoft Surface Go features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Go's battery duration is just as good as Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery lifetime.
Although Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a better device, it costs more money than Microsoft Surface Go, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Microsoft Surface Go. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy Microsoft Surface Go, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your money.
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