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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 63.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 12 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2022-08-20 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.40 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 15.87 ounces |
| -- | Silver, Space Gray and Twilight Blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7280mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Blackview Tab 13 is slightly better than Microsoft Surface 2, getting a general score of 63.8 against 63.4. Blackview Tab 13's body is much newer, thinner and a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface 2. Blackview Tab 13 works with Android 12 OS, while Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
Microsoft Surface 2 has a little more vivid screen than Blackview Tab 13, because although it has a quite worse display pixel density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Microsoft Surface 2 also counts with a little larger display. The Blackview Tab 13 has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Blackview Tab 13 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). Blackview Tab 13 features a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2. The Blackview Tab 13 shoots way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Blackview Tab 13 also has a back camera with way more MP.
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