Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Microsoft Surface RT comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE	Microsoft Surface RT
key specs
Display	8.90-inch	10.60-inch
Processor	Cortex A9	NVIDIA Tegra 3
Front Camera	No	1.2-megapixel
Resolution	1920x1200 pixels	1366x768 pixels
OS	Fire OS 3.0	Windows RT
Storage	16GB	32GB
Rear Camera	1.3-megapixel	1.2-megapixel
Battery Capacity	6000mAh	-
RAM	-	2GB
general
Brand	Amazon	Microsoft
Model	Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE	Surface RT
Release date	September 1, 2012	October 1, 2012
Dimensions (mm)	164.00 x 240.00 x 8.80	172.00 x 274.60 x 9.30
Weight (g)	575.00	680.40
Battery capacity (mAh)	6000	-
Removable battery	No	No
display
Screen size (inches)	8.90	10.60
Touchscreen	No	No
Resolution	1920x1200 pixels	1366x768 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	254	148
hardware
Processor	1.5GHz dual-core	1.3GHz quad-core
Processor make	Cortex A9	NVIDIA Tegra 3
Internal storage	16GB	32GB
Expandable storage	No	Yes
RAM	-	2GB
Expandable storage type	-	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	-	64
camera
Rear camera	1.3-megapixel	1.2-megapixel
Front camera	No	1.2-megapixel
Rear flash	-	No
software
Operating system	Fire OS 3.0	Windows RT
connectivity
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11 a/b/g/n
GPS	Yes	No
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth version	3.00	4.00
NFC	No	No
Infrared	No	No
USB OTG	No	No
Headphones	3.5mm	3.5mm
FM	No	No
Number of SIMs	1	-
Wi-Fi Direct	No	Yes
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)	No	No
sim 1
SIM Type	Micro-SIM	-
GSM/CDMA	GSM	-
3G	Yes	-
4G/ LTE	No	-
sensors
Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes	Yes
Proximity sensor	No	No
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes
Ambient light sensor	No	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes	Yes
Barometer	No	No
Temperature sensor	No	No

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