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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Alcatel |
| Windows RT | Windows 10 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2017-02-27 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 21.13 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Intel Celeron N3350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Intel HD 500 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 0.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Alcatel PLUS 12 is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT, having a 58.9 score against 58.4. Alcatel PLUS 12's body is extremely newer, somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. Both of these tablets include Windows operating system, but Alcatel PLUS 12 has the previous 10 version while Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT version.
The Microsoft Surface RT and the Alcatel PLUS 12 both count with extremely similar screens, although the Alcatel PLUS 12 also has a bit larger screen, a higher number of pixels per inch of screen and a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has an inferior number of cores and doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Alcatel PLUS 12 features a much better storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT. Both have the same internal memory. Microsoft Surface RT captures much better pictures and videos than Alcatel PLUS 12. Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT.
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