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Microsoft Surface RT
64 GBAmazon Kindle Fire HDX 7
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 60.8 |
| 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 | 10.97 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 | |
| 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| 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 has a score of 60.8, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface RT's overall score of 58.4. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is a newer portable tablet, and it's also notably lighter and a little bit thinner than Microsoft Surface RT. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 comes with Android 4.2.2 OS, while Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has a worse graphics processor, they both have a Quad-Core CPU and 2 GB of RAM. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a lot better looking screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a much greater pixel density.
Microsoft Surface RT features a way better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features as much storage to install applications and games as the Microsoft Surface RT, and although the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has no external memory card slot, they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface RT and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 feature really similar batteries duration.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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