Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs Microsoft Surface 2

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)
samsung galaxy note 10.1 (2014 edition)
Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft
Announced September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 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 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar] ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.94% 65.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 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 present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 8220 mAh -
Stand by Up to 2230 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
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