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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-10-16 | 2014-10-21 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 550.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 8650U chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 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 4.1 | 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 much better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 general score. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has Windows 10 operating system, and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 operating system. Microsoft Surface Pro 6's body is notably newer than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's, but it is incredibly heavier and just a bit thicker.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels amount per screen inch. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 1000 GB internal storage capacity.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 4 CPU cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a slightly better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 6. Both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and a camera in the back with an 8 megapixels.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Microsoft Surface Pro 6 have quite similar batteries.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 costs a bit more than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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