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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows RT 8.1 | HarmonyOS |
| 2013-09-23 | 2021-07-06 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| -- | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.81 |
| 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 |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a lot better than Microsoft Surface 2, with a 76.3 score against 63.4. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 comes with HarmonyOS OS, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 OS. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's body is much newer, extremely thinner and just a little lighter than Microsoft Surface 2.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features just a bit better display than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a larger screen, a better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a bit better screen density.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
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