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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.0 | Windows 10 |
| 2012-09-06 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 254 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.49 |
| 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 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go is better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, having a 66.5 score against 55.7. Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE comes with Android 4.0 operating system. The Microsoft Surface Go design is newer, just a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a little faster CPU than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Go also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher display density and a bit higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels.
Microsoft Surface Go has a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Microsoft Surface Go counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Microsoft Surface Go has a battery life that is very similar to the battery performance in Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Microsoft Surface Go is also a lot cheaper.
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