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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Windows |
| 2013-09-23 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 208 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.55 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 10.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 2 is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, getting a score of 63.4 against 58.7. Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows operating system. Microsoft Surface 2's body is just a bit thinner and incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Microsoft Surface 2 features a lot better performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. Microsoft Surface 2 has a slightly better display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a bit smaller screen, a just a little lower display pixels density and a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's camera is very similar to the camera in Microsoft Surface 2, although the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro also has a camera in the back with a much better resolution. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's battery duration is very similar to the battery duration in Microsoft Surface 2.
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