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Microsoft Surface 2
64 GBGoogle Nexus 7 (2013)
Europe 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2013-07-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 10.55 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 630.00 | $ 225.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.64 |
| 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 + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 7 (2013) is better than the Microsoft Surface 2, with a 70.8 score against 63.4. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) comes with Android 5.0 OS, while Microsoft Surface 2 counts with Windows RT 8.1 OS. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) is a notably lighter and just a little thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface 2, although both were released only a few months apart.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and a lot more pixels per display inch. The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a superior storage for apps and games than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has more internal storage capacity.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a bit superior processor than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same RAM amount and 4 cores, the Google Nexus 7 (2013) also has a graphics co-processor. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2. Both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a 5 megapixels resolution camera and the same video frame rates.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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