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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 60.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2015-06-30 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 208 pixels per inch | 157 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.9 | 3.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 2 is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab E, with a general score of 63.4 against 60.7. The Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, and Galaxy Tab E works with Android 4.4 operating system. Although the Microsoft Surface 2 is better than the Galaxy Tab E, it must be told that it is also an older, a bit thicker and way heavier tablet device.
The Microsoft Surface 2 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab E, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface 2 also has 512 MB more RAM memory. Microsoft Surface 2 features a sharper display than Galaxy Tab E, because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a better count of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab E shoots much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2. They have the same video frame rates, a same resolution camera and the same 1280x720 video quality. Microsoft Surface 2 features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab E has a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
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