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Microsoft Surface Pro 2
512 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0
Sprint LTESM-T237
| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2014-04-01 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 inches |
| 31.99 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 292.00 | $ 169.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Marvell PXA1088 chipset |
| Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Vivante GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.60 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 0.77 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has an overall score of 65.6, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 2's 65.1 overall score. Even when the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 and the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 were released with only a couple months difference, the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is way lighter and a lot thinner. The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, because although it has less CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 6,5 GB more RAM. Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has a little bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a much smaller display and a much lower resolution of 1280 x 800, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels density.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 shoots way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Both of them have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 features a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making it a great choice.
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