Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Asus Google Nexus 7 2013

Microsoft Surface
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Asus Google Nexus 7 2013
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 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 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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 -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery 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)