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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Windows 10 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2017-05-21 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| -- | Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 12 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a score of 80, which is much better than Microsoft Surface 2's overall score of 63.4. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch construction is noticeably newer and somewhat thinner than Microsoft Surface 2's, although it's somewhat heavier. Both of these tablets have Windows OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has the older 10 version while Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 version.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with more RAM memory. Microsoft Surface 2 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Book 12-inch, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, a bit smaller screen and a bit less pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch shoots greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
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