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Microsoft Surface 2
64 GBMotorola Xoom 2 Media Edition
Wi-Fi 32 GBMZ607
| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 3.2 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2011-11-03 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 8.50 x 5.47 x 0.35 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 13.62 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 208 pixels per inch | 184 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | TI OMAP 4430 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.01 |
| 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 + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 5.9 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 2 is a bit better than the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, having a 63.4 score against 60.4. Microsoft Surface 2 is a incredibly heavier tablet device than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, but both are equally thin. The Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, and Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition counts with Android 3.2 operating system.
The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition features a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has a just a bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a much lower resolution of 800 x 1280px and a much smaller display. The Microsoft Surface 2 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and 2 more processing cores.
Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 2. They have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality. The Microsoft Surface 2 features a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2.
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