Microsoft Surface 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2013 | June 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2013 | Available - July 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Dark Titanium | White, Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze |
| Dimension | |
|
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm (10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in) |
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm (8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in) |
| Weight | |
| 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) | 298 g (10.51 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| No | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| No | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 850 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | Fingerprint Sensor |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] | Yes, 2.1 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, HSUPA; LTE |
| 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 4900 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |