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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.2.2 | Windows 10 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 |
| 6.82 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 68.5, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Go's 66.5 global score. Although the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is notably older than Microsoft Surface Go, it's design is incredibly lighter and a little bit thinner. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU and a greater number of cores. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features an incredibly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a much higher pixels count per inch of display.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has just a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Go. Both of them have the same resolution camera. Microsoft Surface Go features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Microsoft Surface Go's battery lifetime is just as good as Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's battery lifetime.
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