Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10 vs Microsoft Surface 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Asus Microsoft
Announced October 2012 February 2013 September 2013
Status Released - November 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Dark Titanium White, Blue, Pink Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
236 x 180.8 x 9.9 mm
(9.29 x 7.12 x 0.39 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) 580 g (20.46 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A No
3G Network N/A No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 3 T33 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40
GPU ULP GeForce ULP GeForce ULP GeForce (72 cores)
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LED Capacitive Touchscreen, 10 Finger Multi-touch Support TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches 10.1 inches 10.6 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 69.74% 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 1.2 MP 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G - No No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Bluetooth V3.0+EDR +A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band WLAN802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes No Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 31.5 Wh 19Wh -
Stand by Up to 360 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 8 h 30 min -