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Microsoft Surface 2
64 GBGoogle Nexus 10
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2012-10-29 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 21.27 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 630.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | True RGB Real Stripe PLS |
| 208 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-T604 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | 500 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 9.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 10 is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 2, with a general score of 68.1 against 63.4. Google Nexus 10 is a somewhat lighter tablet than the Microsoft Surface 2, but both of them are equally thin. Google Nexus 10 has Android 5.1 OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 counts with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Google Nexus 10, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Microsoft Surface 2 also has a higher number of cores. The Google Nexus 10 counts with a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a better display density.
The Google Nexus 10 captures much clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates. Microsoft Surface 2 has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 10, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Google Nexus 10 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
Google Nexus 10 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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