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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Microsoft |
| Android 4.2.2 | Windows 10 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2018-10-16 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | $ 550.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 339 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Intel Core i7 8650U chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 23 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a global score of 81.5, which is better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's score of 68.5. Microsoft Surface Pro 6's construction is a lot newer, but much heavier and just a bit thicker than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with Windows 10 operating system, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.2.2 operating system.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little bit better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a GPU. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a lot better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 936 GB more internal memory. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6. They have the same resolution camera in the back.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 have extremely similar batteries duration.
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