Global Score | |
58.4 | 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 | |
64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
7.7 | 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 |
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT, getting a 58.6 score against 58.4. Even though Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is just a little bit thicker than Microsoft Surface RT, it's much lighter and incredibly newer. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT operating system.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a bit superior processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, they both have a Quad-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and Microsoft Surface RT have similar screens, because although the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a little worse 800 x 1280 pixels resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a much greater memory for games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has less internal memory capacity. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) shoots way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also has a camera with a much better resolution.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and Microsoft Surface RT both have really similar batteries.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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