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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Alcatel |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Windows 10 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2017-02-27 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 21.13 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Intel Celeron N3350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD 500 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 0.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface 2 is just a bit better than the Alcatel PLUS 12, with a global score of 63.4 against 58.9. Microsoft Surface 2 is a older, thicker and heavier portable tablet than Alcatel PLUS 12. These tablets use Windows OS, but Microsoft Surface 2 has RT 8.1 version and Alcatel PLUS 12 has Windows 10 version, providing the user lots of additional features and a performance increase.
The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a little more vivid display than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Microsoft Surface 2 also counts with a little higher pixels amount per screen inch. The Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2. They have equal internal storage capacity.
The Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with a bit faster processor than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has 2 less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a way better camera than Alcatel PLUS 12. Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
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