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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497Microsoft Surface 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 65 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2012-09-28 | 2013-09-23 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | 360 hours standby time |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is a bit better than Microsoft Surface 2, with a global score of 65 against 63.4. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) works with Android 4.1 operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. Despite of the fact the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is older and just a little bit thicker than Microsoft Surface 2, it's body is still somewhat lighter.
Microsoft Surface 2 has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a greater pixel density, a lot higher 1080 x 1920px resolution and a quite larger screen. Microsoft Surface 2 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Microsoft Surface 2 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Microsoft Surface 2 also has a camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) features a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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