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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 + 5.00 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, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Go, with a score of 68.5 against 66.5. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.2.2 OS, while Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 OS. Despite of the fact that the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is notably older than the Microsoft Surface Go, it's design is a little bit thinner and a lot lighter.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a larger number of cores. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with way more pixels per display inch and a higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Go has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and Microsoft Surface Go count with similar batteries duration. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a little bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Go. Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera.
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