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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Microsoft Surface

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Microsoft Surface
Microsoft Surface
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Microsoft Surface
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA
    -
  • 4G network
    LTE
    -
  • HSPA+ speed
    HSPA+
    -
  • LTE speed
    LTE
    -
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2013-9
    2012-10
  • Status
    2013-11
    2012-11
  • Design
  • SIM
    Micro-SIM
    No
  • Height
    231 mm
    274.6 mm
  • Width
    158 mm
    172 mm
  • Thickness
    7.8 mm
    9.4 mm
  • Weight
    374 g
    680.4 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Dark Titanium
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    10.6 inches
  • Resolution
    2560 x 1600 pixels
    1366 x 768 pixels
  • Pixel density
    339 ppi
    148 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Quad-core 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
  • Chipset
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
    Nvidia Tegra 3 T30
  • GPU
    Adreno 330
    ULP GeForce
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    2 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32, 64 GB
    32, 64 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    64 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean)
    Microsoft Windows 8 RT
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    8 MP
    1.2 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    3264 x 2448 pixels
    1280 x 800 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    video
    720p
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    -
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    -
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    1.2 MP
  • Selfie camera video
    720p
    720p@30fps
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes, with stereo speakers
  • Notifications
    Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
    Vibration, MP3 ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    No
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • WLAN WiFi Direct
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    Yes
  • USB
    microUSB 2.0
    2.0
  • USB host
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v4.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
    No
  • Features
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    IM
  • Messaging Push Email
    Push Email
    Push Email
  • Java
    No
    No
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    12 h
    8 h
  • Standby time
    -
    360 h

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