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| Global Score | |
| 71.2 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Android 13 | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2023-11-20 | 2013-09-23 |
| 10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 22.29 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Glacier Blue, Space Grey and Turquoise Green | -- |
| -- | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2000 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 194 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | -- |
| Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 0.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8800mAh Nano SIM Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Blackview Tab 18 is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, with a 71.2 score against 65.1. Blackview Tab 18's body is notably newer, extremely lighter and notably thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. The Blackview Tab 18 comes with Android 13 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS.
Blackview Tab 18 has a better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a little sharper screen than Blackview Tab 18, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Blackview Tab 18 counts with just a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, although it has just 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Blackview Tab 18 has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. The Blackview Tab 18 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
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