Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Microsoft Surface 2

Asus Google Nexus 7 2013
asus google nexus 7 2013
Microsoft Surface 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Microsoft
Announced July 2013 September 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
No
4G Network LTE - LTE Version -
Messaging , Push Mail, 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 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 65.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSPA+; LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3950 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) -