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| Global Score | |
| 56.6 | 61.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Microsoft |
| Android 3.2, 2.3.3 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2011-02-15 | 2013-09-23 |
| 7.70 x 4.80 x 0.52 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 14.80 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1470 hours standby time | 360 hours standby time |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 2 is slightly better than HTC Flyer Wi-Fi, with a general score of 61.8 against 56.6. The Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 OS, and HTC Flyer Wi-Fi has Android 3.2 OS. The Microsoft Surface 2 design is notably newer and thinner, but incredibly heavier than HTC Flyer Wi-Fi.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features just a bit better looking display than HTC Flyer Wi-Fi, because it has a little higher screen density, a really bigger screen and a much better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface 2 features a little faster processing unit than HTC Flyer Wi-Fi, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The HTC Flyer Wi-Fi captures much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 2. Both of them have the same resolution back facing camera, the same 1280x720 video resolution and the same video frame rates. Microsoft Surface 2 features a slightly better memory to store more games and applications than HTC Flyer Wi-Fi, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity.
HTC Flyer Wi-Fi features a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
Microsoft Surface 2 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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