Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 3G

Microsoft Surface
microsoft surface
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 3G
samsung galaxy note pro 12.2 3g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung
Announced October 2012 January 2014
Status Released - November 2012 Coming soon
Colors Dark Titanium Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
295.6 x 204 x 8 mm
(11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 750 g (26.46 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar] Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches [Similar] 12.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (247 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 71.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G - HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v3.0, USB Host
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 31.5 Wh 9500 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h -