Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface 2 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Amazon
Announced September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Dark Titanium Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
Weight 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network No HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 63.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 12 h