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Nokia Lumia 2520
VerizonRX-114
Microsoft Surface Pro 2
512 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Microsoft |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-09-23 |
| 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 21.69 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | -- |
| $ 159.00 | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 218 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| 665 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | -- |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP | -- |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 0.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.96 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Nokia Lumia 2520 has an overall score of 68.6, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2's 65.1 score. Even though the Nokia Lumia 2520 and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 were released only 1 months apart, the Nokia Lumia 2520 is much lighter and thinner. Both of these devices work with Windows OS (operating system), but Nokia Lumia 2520 has newer RT 8.1 version and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has Windows 8.1 Pro, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and performance tweaks.
Lumia 2520 features just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 2 more cpu cores and an additional graphics processor. The Nokia Lumia 2520 counts with a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Nokia Lumia 2520 also counts with a quite higher amount of pixels in each display inch.
Nokia Lumia 2520 shoots way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a way higher video quality. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Nokia Lumia 2520, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
The Lumia 2520 features a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Lumia 2520 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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