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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.0 | Windows |
| 2012-09-06 | -- |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 254 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 10.00 MP |
| 0.55 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro is just a bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, having a 58.7 score against 55.7. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's body is just a bit thicker and way heavier than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows OS, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with Android 4.0 OS.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a much smaller display, a little bit lower pixel count in each screen inch and a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920px. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a superior memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a way better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores and an extra GPU. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE both count with very similar batteries performance.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro captures greater videos and photos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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