Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.8 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows RT | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-06-18 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| 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 Plus (2020) is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface RT, having a 59.7 score against 56.8. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s construction is noticeably newer and a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface RT's, but it is also just a little thicker.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a display that is very similar to Microsoft Surface RT's screen, because although the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a little bit lower 800 x 1280 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per display inch. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT. They have equal internal storage capacity.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also counts with 1 GB more RAM. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a battery life that's just as good as the Microsoft Surface RT one.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) captures way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same (HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also has a way higher 2 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) is also cheaper, making it an easy choice.
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