Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.8 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows RT | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-06-18 | 2020-05-14 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT, having a general score of 58.6 against 56.8. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT OS. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) construction is extremely newer and a lot lighter, but just a little thicker than the Microsoft Surface RT.
The Microsoft Surface RT and the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) both feature extremely similar screens, because although the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a way smaller display and a bit worse 800 x 1280 resolution, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a little better performance than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, they both have the same number of cores and 2 GB of RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 video resolution, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT. Both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory.
Microsoft Surface RT and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) both have extremely similar batteries.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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