Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE vs Microsoft Surface 2

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE
samsung galaxy tab s 10.5 lte
Microsoft Surface 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft
Announced June 2014 September 2013
Status Available - July 2014 Available - October 2013
Colors Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm
(9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 467 g (16.47 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.5 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.66% 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 7900 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -