Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 63.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | LG |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2013-09-23 | 2015-05-28 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 8.53 x 4.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 13.02 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG G Pad X 8.3 is a bit better than Microsoft Surface 2, having a general score of 63.8 against 63.4. The LG G Pad X 8.3 is a newer tablet, and it's also a bit thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2. The LG G Pad X 8.3 works with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
LG G Pad X 8.3 counts with a display that's very similar to the screen in Microsoft Surface 2, because although the LG G Pad X 8.3 has a way smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a higher pixels number per inch of display. LG G Pad X 8.3 has just a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the LG G Pad X 8.3 also has 4 more processing cores.
LG G Pad X 8.3 counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the LG G Pad X 8.3 also has a camera in the back with much more mega pixels. The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a quite bigger memory for games and applications than LG G Pad X 8.3, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
LG G Pad X 8.3 has a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
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