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Microsoft Surface Pro
64 GBAmazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, getting a score of 67.9 against 61.1. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a way newer tablet, and it is also incredibly thinner and way lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro operating system.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a lot higher screen density. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit better processor than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has doesn't have a GPU and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 2 more processing cores.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way better resolution camera in the back and a lot higher video quality. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with as much storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Microsoft Surface Pro one, and although the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has no slot for an SD memory card, they both have the same internal memory capacity.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery life is just as good as the Microsoft Surface Pro one.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is also cheaper than the Microsoft Surface Pro, which makes it easy to pick between these tablets.
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