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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 61.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-23 | 2021-05-26 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| -- | Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 2 has a general score of 63.4, which is a little bit better than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)'s 61.8 score. Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 OS, while Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Microsoft Surface 2's construction is a little bit thinner than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), although it is heavier and was released 8 years before.
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) counts with a bit superior CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has more cores and more RAM. Microsoft Surface 2 features a bit better screen than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a just a little lower count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit bigger display.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) features a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has 0 less internal memory capacity. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) features a camera that is very similar to Microsoft Surface 2's camera, both have the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition, the same video frame rates and a back-facing camera with a 5 megapixels resolution.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) and Microsoft Surface 2 both feature really similar batteries performance.
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