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| Global Score | |
| 59.3 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 | Windows |
| 2012-06-27 | -- |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.20 MP | 10.00 MP |
| 0.55 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 7 has a global score of 59.3, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's global score of 58.7. The Google Nexus 7 counts with Android 5.1 operating system, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows operating system. The Google Nexus 7 is a just a little bit thicker but lighter portable tablet than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Google Nexus 7 counts with a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a little worse pixels density, a way lower 800 x 1280 resolution and a really smaller screen. Google Nexus 7 has a much better performing CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cpu cores and an extra graphics processor.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro takes a lot better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 7. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 7, because it has more internal memory. Google Nexus 7 has a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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