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Microsoft Surface RT
32 GBAmazon Kindle Fire HDX 7
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 56.8 | 58 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Amazon |
| Windows RT | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2013-09-25 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 10.69 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT, having a 58 score against 56.8. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 works with Android 4.2.2 operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 design is newer, just a bit thinner and much lighter than Microsoft Surface RT.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a much sharper display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1200 x 1920 resolution and a lot more pixels per display inch. Microsoft Surface RT has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, because it has more internal storage.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has just a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has a weaker graphics processing unit working at 450 megahertz, they both have 2 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a battery performance that's just as good as the Microsoft Surface RT one.
Microsoft Surface RT takes much clearer photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is also by far the cheapest.
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