Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Asus Fonepad 7 vs Microsoft Surface 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Microsoft
Announced July 2013 September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Sapphire black, Diamond white Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
120 x 196.8 x 10.5 mm
(4.72 x 7.75 x 0.41 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 340 g (11.99 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE - LTE Version - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544MP2 ULP GeForce (72 cores)
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8/16/32 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 10.6 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 59.96% 65.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA+; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3950 mAh 3950 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 840 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (Multimedia)
Up to 28 h (3G)
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