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LG G Pad 10.1
V700Microsoft Surface 2
AT&T| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 61.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Microsoft |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.2 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| -- | 2013-09-23 |
| 10.27 x 6.53 x 0.35 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.45 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Black and Red | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8226 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 8.96 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 2 is a little bit better than the LG G Pad 10.1, having a global score of 61.8 against 58.4. Microsoft Surface 2's design has the same thickness than the LG G Pad 10.1, but it's much heavier. Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 operating system, while LG G Pad 10.1 counts with Android 5.0 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a little more vivid display than LG G Pad 10.1, because it has a better pixels number per display inch, a little bit bigger display and a way higher 1080 x 1920 resolution. Microsoft Surface 2 features a bit faster CPU than LG G Pad 10.1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Microsoft Surface 2 also counts with more RAM.
The Microsoft Surface 2 captures a bit better videos and photos than LG G Pad 10.1. Both of them have a same resolution camera. The Microsoft Surface 2 has a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than LG G Pad 10.1, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage.
LG G Pad 10.1 counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
Microsoft Surface 2 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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