Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface 2 vs Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface 2
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Microsoft Surface
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general General Info

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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT Microsoft Windows RT
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar] ULP GeForce [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 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 65.42%
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 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar] 1.2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [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 v3.0, USB Host support Yes, USB v2.0, 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity - 31.5 Wh
Stand by - Up to 360 h
Talk Time - Up to 8 h