Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface 2 vs Nokia Lumia 2520

Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
Nokia Lumia 2520
nokia lumia 2520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Nokia
Announced September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Dark Titanium Cyan , Red, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
267 x 168 x 8.9 mm
(10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 in)
Weight 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 615 g (21.69 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 62.76%
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] 6.7 MP, 3088 x 1744 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/3.4' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity - 8000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 600 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h