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| Global Score | |
| 53.9 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 4.1 | Windows RT |
| 2013-02-25 | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.73 x 4.73 x 0.41 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2420 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Saltwell (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 540 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4270mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.16 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface RT has a score of 58.4, which is a little bit better than Asus Fonepad's score of 53.9. The Microsoft Surface RT construction is way heavier but just a little bit thinner than Asus Fonepad, and both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT OS, and Asus Fonepad comes with Android 4.1 OS.
The Asus Fonepad features a bit more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a way smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, it also counts with a better pixel density. Microsoft Surface RT has a better performance than Asus Fonepad, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory, an additional GPU and a larger number of cores.
Asus Fonepad has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way more megapixels back camera. Microsoft Surface RT features a much better memory for games and applications than Asus Fonepad, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
Asus Fonepad has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Microsoft Surface RT is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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