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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
64 GBGoogle Nexus 10
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 61.4 | 66.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 2014-05-20 | 2012-10-29 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 21.27 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 475.00 | $ 140.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | True RGB Real Stripe PLS |
| 216 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | ARM Mali-T604 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 500 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 9.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 10 has a global score of 66.8, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3's overall score of 61.4. Google Nexus 10 has Android 5.1 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. Google Nexus 10's body is a little bit thinner and extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, despite of the fact that it was released a little bit further than a year before.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a little bit better performance than Google Nexus 10, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Google Nexus 10 features a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a higher pixels number in each inch in the display.
The Google Nexus 10 shoots better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Both have the same video frame rates, the same video quality and a 5 mega pixels resolution camera. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Google Nexus 10, because it has more internal storage.
Google Nexus 10 has a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Google Nexus 10 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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