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Microsoft Surface vs Microsoft Surface 2

General Info

Manufacturer
Microsoft Microsoft
Announced
October 2012 September 2013
Status
Released - November 2012 Available - October 2013
Colors
Dark Titanium Dark Titanium
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight
680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network
N/A No
3G Network
No
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
10.6 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.42% 65.28%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows RT Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar]
GPU
ULP GeForce [Similar] ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
1.2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No No
Edge
No No
3G
- No
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, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB
Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS
Yes Yes
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 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
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
31.5 Wh -
Stand by
Up to 360 h -
Talk Time
Up to 8 h -
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