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| Global Score | |
| 63.6 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Windows RT |
| 2017-05-30 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.91 x 6.78 x 0.35 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 17.28 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8735 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T720 MP2 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4680mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad 10 is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT, getting a global score of 63.6 against 58.4. The Asus ZenPad 10 has Android 7.0 Nougat operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT operating system. The Asus ZenPad 10 design is newer, much lighter and a bit thinner than Microsoft Surface RT.
Asus ZenPad 10 has a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater display pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1200px. Microsoft Surface RT counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Asus ZenPad 10, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface RT also counts with an additional GPU.
Asus ZenPad 10 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT. Both of them have exactly the same internal storage. Asus ZenPad 10 has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Asus ZenPad 10 features a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
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