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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Microsoft |
| Windows 10 | -- |
| 2017-02-27 | 2015-05-01 |
| 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.13 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 190 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Celeron N3350 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD 500 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.66 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6900mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 is better than Alcatel PLUS 12, with a 66.3 score against 58.9. Despite being the best portable tablet we are comparing here, the Microsoft Surface 3 is an older, just a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker portable tablet than Alcatel PLUS 12. The Microsoft Surface 3 features a little sharper screen than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit better pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a bit higher resolution of 1920 x 1280.
The Microsoft Surface 3 features a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Alcatel PLUS 12 has just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount.
The Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 3. Microsoft Surface 3 takes way better photos and videos than Alcatel PLUS 12.
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