Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Acer |
| Windows | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| -- | 2015-11-06 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 8.58 x 5.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 12.35 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4420mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Compass |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a score of 58.7, which is slightly better than Acer Predator 8's 57.7 general score. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows operating system, and Acer Predator 8 comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro is a much heavier and just a bit thicker portable tablet than the Acer Predator 8.
The Acer Predator 8 features a little bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a way smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels in each inch of screen. The Acer Predator 8 counts with a really superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
The Acer Predator 8's camera is just as good as the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro one, although the Acer Predator 8 has a much less mega-pixels resolution back camera. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Acer Predator 8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Acer Predator 8 has a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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