Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 10.1 N8020 vs Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung Sony
Announced October 2012 December 2012 Feb 2014
Status Released - November 2012 Available - December 2012 Available - May 2014
Colors Dark Titanium Gray, white Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
172 x 266 x 6.4 mm
(6.77 x 10.47 x 0.25 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 600 g (21.16 oz) 439 g (15.49 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800
4G Network - LTE LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IPX5/IPX8 (waterproof) & IP5X (dust resistant)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm APQ8074+MSM8974AB
GPU ULP GeForce Mali-400MP Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 63.10% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge No Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G - HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 31.5 Wh 7000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 360 h Up to 2158 h (2G)
Up to 1850 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 64 h (2G)
Up to 43 h (3G)
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