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Microsoft Surface 2
64 GBSamsung Galaxy NotePRO 12.2
AT&TSM-P907A
| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2014-01-06 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 26.56 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 12.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 247 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 9.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has a score of 78.2, which is way better than the Microsoft Surface 2's global score of 63.4. The Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. The Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 construction is thinner but somewhat heavier than the Microsoft Surface 2, and they were only released 4 months apart.
The Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has a brighter display than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a larger screen and a just a bit greater amount of pixels per inch of display. Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory and an additional GPU.
The Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 also has a back camera with much more MP. Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has much more memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2. They have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 is also by far the cheapest.
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