Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Microsoft |
| Android 4.0 | -- |
| 2012-04-10 | 2015-05-01 |
| 5.30 x 8.10 x 0.30 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.7 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| AMOLED | -- |
| 191 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has a global score of 66.3, which is a lot better than Toshiba Excite 7.7's 54.2 overall score. The Microsoft Surface 3 design is incredibly newer, but somewhat thicker and notably heavier than Toshiba Excite 7.7. The Toshiba Excite 7.7 counts with a little bit better display than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a little worse screen pixels density, a way lower 720 x 1280 resolution and a really smaller display.
Microsoft Surface 3 features a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Toshiba Excite 7.7, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Microsoft Surface 3 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Toshiba Excite 7.7, and although they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Microsoft Surface 3 also has 3 GB more RAM.
Microsoft Surface 3 has a battery duration that is just as good as Toshiba Excite 7.7's battery performance. Microsoft Surface 3 has a little bit better camera than Toshiba Excite 7.7, because it has a camera in the back with way more MP and a much higher 1920x1080 video definition.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Microsoft Surface 3 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it a great choice.
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