Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5110 vs Asus Transformer Pad Infinity vs Microsoft Surface 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Microsoft
Announced February 2013 June 2013 September 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Silver Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
- 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 338 g (11.92 oz) - 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network No N/A No
3G Network No N/A No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40
GPU Mali-400MP ULP GeForce ULP GeForce (72 cores)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB SDXC, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super IPS+ LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 10.1 inches 10.6 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% - 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, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G No No No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, v3.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB SDXC, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 18,180 mAh (tablet + -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - -