Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Apple iPad Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung Apple
Announced September 2013 June 2015 September 2015
Status Available - October 2013 Available - June 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 88,800 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dark Titanium White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
(12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)
Weight 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz) 713 g (Wi-Fi) (25.15 oz (Wi-Fi))
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
3G Network No HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Apple Pencil Support
- Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 Quad-core 1.3 GHz , Apple A9X
GPU ULP GeForce (72 cores) - -
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic and Antireflective Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches 9.6 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 2048 x 2739 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 74.11% 76.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Autofocus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, Stereo Rec.
Front Camera Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No Yes HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 4GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 5000 mAh 10307 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - - Up to 10 h