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Microsoft Surface Pro 2
512 GB| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.0 | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2012-09-06 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 0.77 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, having a general score of 65.1 against 55.7. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has Windows 8.1 Pro OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0 OS. Microsoft Surface Pro 2's design is newer, but noticeably heavier and notably thicker than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen and a quite better resolution of 1200 x 1920px. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a little better performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 also counts with 7 GB more RAM memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 512 GB internal memory. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a way better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE feature extremely similar batteries duration.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is also by far the cheapest.
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