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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 63.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | LG |
| Windows RT | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-06-18 | 2016-06-03 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.30 x 4.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4650mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
LG G Pad X 8.0 has an overall score of 63.5, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 global score. LG G Pad X 8.0 counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, while Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS. LG G Pad X 8.0 is a newer tablet, and it is also extremely lighter and somewhat thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT.
LG G Pad X 8.0 has a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a much higher screen pixels density. The Microsoft Surface RT features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than LG G Pad X 8.0, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory.
The LG G Pad X 8.0 features a CPU that is just as good as the Microsoft Surface RT one, because although the LG G Pad X 8.0 has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, it also counts with a higher number of cores. LG G Pad X 8.0 takes greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the LG G Pad X 8.0 also has a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
LG G Pad X 8.0 counts with a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
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