Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4

Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
samsung galaxy tab pro 8.4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung
Announced September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Coming soon
Colors Dark Titanium White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
219 x 128.5 x 7.2 mm
(8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 in)
Weight 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 336 g (11.85 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm 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 16/32 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] 8.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 2560 x 1600 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 72.86%
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 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
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 v3.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0, 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 16/32 GB, 2 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 4800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -