Microsoft Surface 2 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
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 |
Display
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 |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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) |
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 | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 12 h |