Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Acer |
| Windows RT | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2012-06-18 | 2015-11-06 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.58 x 5.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 12.35 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4420mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Compass |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface RT is a little bit better than the Acer Predator 8, having a general score of 58.4 against 57.7. Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS, while Acer Predator 8 works with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. Although it's the best tablet we compare here, it must be told that it's also a incredibly older, a little thicker and incredibly heavier tablet.
Acer Predator 8 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a way higher screen pixels density. The Acer Predator 8 has a slightly better memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has less internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface RT features a little better performance than Acer Predator 8, and although they both have 4 cores and 2 GB of RAM memory, the Microsoft Surface RT also has an extra graphics co-processor. Acer Predator 8 counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface RT. The Acer Predator 8 has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way higher 5 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Microsoft Surface RT is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it an easy decision.
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