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Microsoft Surface 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

General Info

Manufacturer
Microsoft Samsung
Announced
September 2013 June 2013
Status
Available - October 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors
Dark Titanium White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
Weight
675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 314 g (11.08 oz)
2G Network
No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
10.6 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.28% 71.21%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 [Similar]
GPU
ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Yes
Edge
No Yes
3G
No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS
Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
- 4450 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- Up to 11 h
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