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Microsoft Surface Pro
128 GBGoogle Nexus 7 (2013)
Europe 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2013-07-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 10.55 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | $ 225.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) has an overall score of 70.8, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro's global score of 63.2. Google Nexus 7 (2013) is a newer tablet, and it is also notably lighter and way thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) comes with Android 5.0 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro OS.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels. Microsoft Surface Pro has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro has just a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a better 650 MHz graphics co-processor and a greater amount of RAM. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) takes a lot better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a way higher 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Google Nexus 7 (2013) is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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