Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Asus Samsung
Announced October 2012 February 2013 April 2013
Status Released - November 2012 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2013
Colors Dark Titanium White, Blue, Pink White
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)
111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9 mm
(4.37 x 7.4 x 0.39 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 580 g (20.46 oz) 306 g (10.79 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 3 T33 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce ULP GeForce -
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage 8/16 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 PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches 10.1 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 69.74% 65.67%
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 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging Video-calling Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G - No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Bluetooth V3.0+EDR +A2DP Yes, v3.0
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 hotspot, WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 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 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 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 8 h 30 min -