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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
128 GBNokia Lumia 2520
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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 68.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Nokia |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2014-05-20 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 21.69 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 383.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| -- | 665 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 600 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Nokia Lumia 2520 is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, with a 68.6 score against 63.4. These tablets use Windows operating system, but the Nokia Lumia 2520 has a newer RT 8.1 version while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro version, so it provides you lots of additional features and enhanced performance. The Nokia Lumia 2520 is a notably lighter and just a little thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, although both were released only a few months apart.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 features a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels quantity in each inch of screen. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a superior storage for apps and games than Nokia Lumia 2520, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Lumia 2520 features a bit superior processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a graphics processor. The Lumia 2520 captures way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Lumia 2520 also has a camera with a lot better resolution.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 features a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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