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Wi-Fi OnlyMicrosoft Surface RT
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 53.3 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Microsoft |
| Android | Windows RT |
| -- | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| 283 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface RT has an overall score of 58.4, which is slightly better than Nvidia SHIELD's overall score of 53.3. The Microsoft Surface RT is a a lot heavier and just a little bit thicker tablet device than the Nvidia SHIELD. Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT OS, and Nvidia SHIELD comes with Android OS.
Nvidia SHIELD features a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with way more pixels per inch in the screen and a way better 1920 x 1200 resolution. Microsoft Surface RT features much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
Nvidia SHIELD counts with a little faster processor than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has doesn't have a GPU, they both have the same RAM amount and 4 CPU cores. Nvidia SHIELD shoots a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a camera with a much higher resolution.
The Microsoft Surface RT counts with a battery duration that's very similar to the Nvidia SHIELD one.
Microsoft Surface RT is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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