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Microsoft Surface 2
64 GBGoogle Nexus 7 (2013)
Wi-Fi Only 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 69.5 |
| 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 | 10.23 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 | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| 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, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 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 slightly better than the Microsoft Surface 2, having a 69.5 score against 63.4. Even though Google Nexus 7 (2013) and Microsoft Surface 2 were only released with a couple of months difference, Google Nexus 7 (2013) is just a little bit thinner and a lot lighter. Google Nexus 7 (2013) works with Android 5.0 operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) counts with a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a way higher pixels number per display inch. The Microsoft Surface 2 has much more storage for games and applications than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has more internal storage.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a bit superior processing unit than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores, the Google Nexus 7 (2013) also has a graphics co-processor. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) takes better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2. They have the same video frame rate, the same resolution camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it a great choice.
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