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Toshiba Excite 13
64 GBMicrosoft Surface 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Microsoft |
| Android 4.0 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2012-04-11 | 2013-09-23 |
| 13.50 x 8.50 x 0.40 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 35.20 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13.3 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1600 x 900 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 138 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 4 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 168 hours standby time | 360 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface 2 is better than the Toshiba Excite 13, with a 63.4 score against 55.4. Microsoft Surface 2's design is newer, thinner and lighter than Toshiba Excite 13. The Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 operating system, while Toshiba Excite 13 comes with Android 4.0 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a little sharper screen than Toshiba Excite 13, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface 2 has a bit faster processing unit than Toshiba Excite 13, and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Microsoft Surface 2 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Microsoft Surface 2's storage capacity for games and applications is just as good as Toshiba Excite 13's one, and although the Microsoft Surface 2 has no slot for an external memory card, they both have the same internal storage capacity. Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a battery duration that is just as good as the Toshiba Excite 13 one.
The Microsoft Surface 2 and Toshiba Excite 13 have extremely similar cameras, they have the same resolution camera, the same video frame rate and the same video resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Microsoft Surface 2 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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