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Acer Iconia W700
128 GB Intel Core i5Microsoft Surface Pro 2
512 GB| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Microsoft |
| Windows 8 Pro | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2012-10-04 | 2013-09-23 |
| 11.60 x 7.50 x 0.50 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 36.80 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| $ 1015.00 | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 190 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel HM77 Express chipset | -- |
| Intel Core i5 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 0.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a global score of 65.1, which is a bit better than Acer Iconia W700's 59.6 overall score. These tablets work with Windows operating system, but Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a more recent 8.1 Pro version and Acer Iconia W700 has Windows 8 Pro. Microsoft Surface Pro 2's construction is newer and lighter, but also just a little bit thicker than the Acer Iconia W700.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a little more vivid screen than Acer Iconia W700, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 also counts with a quite higher display density. The Acer Iconia W700 has just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Acer Iconia W700 also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Acer Iconia W700 has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a lot better 1920x1080 video definition. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Acer Iconia W700, because it has 512 GB internal memory. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 and Acer Iconia W700 feature extremely similar batteries performance.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is also a lot cheaper.
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