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| Global Score | |
| 58.2 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HP | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 | Windows RT |
| 2014-02-23 | 2012-06-18 |
| 10.22 x 7.16 x 0.39 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 23.00 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 155.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| 224 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Intel Atom Z3795 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Intel GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8380mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface RT is just a bit better than the HP ProPad 600, getting a 58.4 score against 58.2. Both of these devices have Windows OS, but Microsoft Surface RT has a newer RT version and HP ProPad 600 has Windows 8.1, providing some additional features and improved performance. Even though the Microsoft Surface RT is older and a little heavier than the HP ProPad 600, it's design is still a bit thinner.
HP ProPad 600 has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much better 1200 x 1920px resolution and a lot more pixels per inch in the screen. HP ProPad 600 and Microsoft Surface RT both feature similar memory capacity for games and applications, and although the Microsoft Surface RT has no SD memory card expansion slot, they both have the same internal storage capacity.
The Microsoft Surface RT has a little faster processing unit than HP ProPad 600, because although it has 2 GB less RAM, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface RT also counts with a graphics co-processor. HP ProPad 600 takes way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels.
The HP ProPad 600 counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Microsoft Surface RT not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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