Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Sony Samsung
Announced October 2012 Feb 2013 June 2014
Status Released - November 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - July 2014
Colors Dark Titanium Black, White Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm
(9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz) 467 g (16.47 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches 10.1 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 64.75% 72.66%
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 1.2 MP 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge No Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G - HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 31.5 Wh 6000 mAh 7900 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 10 h -