Phone Comparison - HP Slate 7 vs Microsoft Surface 2

HP Slate 7
hp slate 7
Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer HP Microsoft
Announced February 2013 September 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black/Silver, Red Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 197.1 x 116.1 x 10.7 mm
(7.76 x 4.57 x 0.42 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 372 g (13.12 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network N/A No
3G Network N/A No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Cortex-A9 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar]
GPU - ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type FFS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.94% 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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS - Yes
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - 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 battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 5 h (media) -