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Global Score
60.466.3
Basic Information
MotorolaMicrosoft
Android 3.2--
2011-11-032015-05-01
8.50 x 5.47 x 0.35 inches10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches
13.62 ounces21.92 ounces
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
--$ 375.00
Display / Screen
8.2 inches10.8 inches
1280 x 800 pixels 1280 x 1920 pixels
TFT--
184 pixels per inch214 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
7.36.8
Performance
TI OMAP 4430 chipsetIntel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset
ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor
1 GB RAM4 GB RAM
PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPUIntel HD GPU
8.018.55
Storage
32 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
5.810.1
Camera
5.00 MP + 1.30 MP8.00 MP + 3.50 MP
1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution
6.826.49
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSMLTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA
SIMNano SIM
3.95.5
Battery Life
3900mAh Li-Ion Battery--
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
5.841.36
Other Features
Bluetooth 2.1, EDRBluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
Infra-red port--
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Microsoft Surface 3 has an overall score of 66.3, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition's global score of 60.4. The Microsoft Surface 3 body is incredibly newer and a bit thinner, but extremely heavier than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition. The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a really smaller display, a little bit inferior count of pixels per inch of screen and a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280.

The Microsoft Surface 3 features a little better performance than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores. Microsoft Surface 3 has a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.

The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface 3. The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a way lower (HD) video quality and a much less mega-pixels resolution camera.




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