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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 2014-10-21 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a 67.9 score against 58.7. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.4 operating system, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows operating system. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's construction is thinner and much lighter than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a little lower 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel density. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a really superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a battery duration that's just as good as the battery duration in Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 shoots much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a back camera with a lower 8 mega pixels resolution.
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