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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 8 Pro | Chrome OS |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-11-22 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 25.79 ounces |
| -- | Blue |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | $ 1599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2000 x 3000 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 293 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel Slate is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, getting a global score of 79.3 against 63.2. Google Pixel Slate counts with Chrome OS operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro operating system. The Google Pixel Slate is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also lighter and much thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Google Pixel Slate features a slightly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a bigger screen, a higher pixel amount in each inch of screen and a way higher 3000 x 2000 resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a little better performance than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the Microsoft Surface Pro also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Google Pixel Slate features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Google Pixel Slate has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better 8 megapixels resolution and a lot better video definition.
Google Pixel Slate has a battery duration that's just as good as Microsoft Surface Pro's battery performance.
Google Pixel Slate costs a lot more than the Microsoft Surface Pro, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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