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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.0 | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2012-09-06 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Black | Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 254 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 23 |
| 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 | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a lot better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, with a 75.1 score against 55.7. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with Android 4.0 operating system. Even though Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is notably heavier than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, it's a bit thinner and also notably newer.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a bit more vivid display than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has a little bit better pixel count in each screen inch, a way bigger screen and a lot better 1824 x 2736 resolution. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a very superior processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has 15 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor and more processing cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a very superior camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 1000 GB internal storage capacity. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE and the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 feature quite similar batteries.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is also cheaper than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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