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Microsoft Surface vs Asus Google Nexus 7 2013

General Info

Manufacturer
Microsoft Asus
Announced
October 2012 July 2013
Status
Released - November 2012 Available - July 2013
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)
200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
Weight
680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) )
2G Network
N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
4G Network
- LTE - LTE Version
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
10.6 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.42% 62.49%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 [Similar]
GPU
ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 320 [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 No

Camera

Rear Camera
1.2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Yes
Edge
No Yes
3G
- HSPA+; LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0
GPS
Yes Yes
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable battery
Capacity
31.5 Wh 3950 mAh
Stand by
Up to 360 h -
Talk Time
Up to 8 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)
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