Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 vs Microsoft Surface 2 vs Lenovo Yoga 10

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft Lenovo
Announced August 2012 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Dark Titanium Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
261 x 180 x 8.1 mm
(10.28 x 7.09 x 0.32 in)
Weight 600 g (21.16 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 605 g / 610 g (21.34 oz / 21.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT8389
GPU Mali-400MP ULP GeForce (72 cores) PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.6 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.10% 65.28% 63.34%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No Yes
Edge Class 12 No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7000 mAh - 9000 mAh
Stand by Up to 1500 h - -
Talk Time Up to 33 h 20 min - Up to 18 h (3G)