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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2015-05-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 375.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 6.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface 3, getting a 68.5 score against 66.3. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is an older portable tablet than Microsoft Surface 3, but Amazon made it just a little thinner and a lot lighter. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a GPU.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much sharper screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way greater pixel count per inch in the screen and a better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution. Microsoft Surface 3 counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a battery lifetime that is just as good as the Microsoft Surface 3 one. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a slightly better camera than Microsoft Surface 3. They have a back-facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution.
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