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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Microsoft |
| Android | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2015-11-27 | 2013-09-23 |
| 7.89 x 5.22 x 0.27 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.36 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 203.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x5 Z850 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6190mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 7.68 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 has a score of 65.7, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface 2's overall score of 63.4. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is a newer tablet device, and it is also notably thinner and way lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 comes with Android OS, while Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater screen density and a better resolution of 1536 x 2048px. Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 counts with a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface 2. Both have a 2 GB RAM memory and a Quad-Core CPU.
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 also has a camera in the back with way more MP. Microsoft Surface 2 and Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 both count with extremely similar memory capacity to install games and applications, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 has a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is also by far the cheapest one.
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