Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Microsoft Surface 2

Microsoft Surface
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Microsoft Surface 2
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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 -