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Global Score
63.453.9
Basic Information
MicrosoftToshiba
Windows RT 8.1Android 4.0
2013-09-232012-04-11
10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches13.50 x 8.50 x 0.40 inches
23.84 ounces35.20 ounces
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 630.00$ 649.00
Display / Screen
10.6 inches13.3 inches
1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)1600 x 900 pixels
IPS LCDIPS LCD
208 pixels per inch138 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
7.27
Performance
NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipsetNVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset
ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor
2 GB RAM1 GB RAM
Yes GPUULP GeForce 2 GPU
8.558.37
Storage
64 GB internal memory32 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slotSD, SDHC external memory slot
7.75.8
Camera
5.00 MP + 3.50 MP5.00 MP + 2.00 MP
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution
6.056.05
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSMHSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS
SIM--
5.94
Battery Life
-- Li-Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
360 hours standby time
168 hours standby time
1.361.36
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 3.0
GPSGPS
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer

Comparison review

Microsoft Surface 2 is much better than the Toshiba Excite 13, having a 63.4 score against 53.9. The Microsoft Surface 2 construction is newer, much lighter and thinner than Toshiba Excite 13. The Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 OS, while Toshiba Excite 13 counts with Android 4.0 OS. Microsoft Surface 2 has just a bit better looking display than Toshiba Excite 13, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a much better screen density and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920.

The Microsoft Surface 2 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Toshiba Excite 13, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory. Microsoft Surface 2 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Toshiba Excite 13, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface 2 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.

Toshiba Excite 13's camera is very similar to the camera in Microsoft Surface 2, both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rates and the same resolution camera. Toshiba Excite 13's battery life is very similar to Microsoft Surface 2's battery duration.

In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, Microsoft Surface 2 is also the cheapest, making it a simple decision.




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