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Microsoft Surface RT
64 GBGoogle Nexus 7
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 59.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows RT | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2012-06-27 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 123.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 1.20 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 7 is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface RT, with a 59.3 score against 58.4. The Google Nexus 7 counts with Android 5.1 OS, and Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS. The Google Nexus 7 body is way lighter but a bit thicker than Microsoft Surface RT, and both were released with only a couple months difference.
Google Nexus 7 has a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a bit worse 800 x 1280 pixels resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Microsoft Surface RT counts with a little faster processor than Google Nexus 7, and although they both have 4 cores, the Microsoft Surface RT also has 1 GB more RAM memory and a faster graphics processing unit working at 520 MHz.
Microsoft Surface RT has a lot better camera than Google Nexus 7. The Microsoft Surface RT counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Google Nexus 7, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Google Nexus 7 counts with a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Google Nexus 7 is also cheaper than the Microsoft Surface RT, making it easy to pick between these tablets.
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