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| Global Score | |
| 57.6 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Verizon | Microsoft |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Windows RT |
| 2016-11-10 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface RT is just a bit better than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, having a global score of 58.4 against 57.6. Even being the best in this comparison, we must highlight that it's also noticeably older, notably heavier and thicker. Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system, while Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD and Microsoft Surface RT both feature quite similar CPUs, because although the Microsoft Surface RT has lesser and slower CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a lot better display density.
The Microsoft Surface RT features a greater storage to store more apps and games than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD takes greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD also has a camera with a much better resolution.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Microsoft Surface RT is also a lot cheaper.
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