Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 vs Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 vs Microsoft Surface 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Microsoft
Announced August 2012 January 2013 September 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Black Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
260 x 180 x 8.6 mm
(10.24 x 7.09 x 0.34 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 600 g (21.16 oz) 560 g (19.75 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA (optional) No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 8389/8125 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX544MP2 ULP GeForce (72 cores)
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 10.6 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.10% 63.58% 65.28%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No No
Edge Class 12 No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+ No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery (23.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 7000 mAh 6350 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1500 h - -
Talk Time Up to 33 h 20 min Up to 8 h -