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Microsoft Surface 2
Microsoft Surface 2
Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A3
Microsoft Surface 2
Samsung Galaxy A3
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    -
    HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    42.2 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    5.76 Mbps
  • LTE speed
    -
    LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2013-9
    2014-10
  • Status
    2013-10
    2014-12
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    274.6 mm
    130.1 mm
  • Width
    172.5 mm
    65.5 mm
  • Thickness
    8.9 mm
    6.9 mm
  • Weight
    675.9 g
    110.3 g
  • Colors
    Dark Titanium
    Champagne Gold, Light Blue, Midnight Black, Pearl White, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink
  • Display
  • Display type
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    10.6 inches
    4.5 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1080 pixels
    540 x 960 pixels
  • Pixel density
    208 ppi
    245 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A15
    Quad-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
  • Chipset
    Nvidia Tegra 4 T40
    Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
  • GPU
    ULP GeForce (72 cores)
    Adreno 306
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    1.5 GB
  • Internal storage
    32, 64 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    64 GB
    64 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
    Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • Main camera
  • Camera type
    -
    Photo / Video
  • Main camera
    5 MP
    8 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    2592 x 1936 pixels
    3264 x 2448 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    1080p@30fps
    1080p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    LED flash
  • Camera features
    -
    Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    3.5 MP
    5 MP
  • Selfie camera video
    1080p@30fps
    -
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    Vibration, MP3 ringtones
    Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    -
  • Radio FM
    -
    FM radio
  • Radio recording
    -
    recording
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • WLAN WiFi Hotspot
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Direct
    Yes
    -
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    -
  • USB
    3.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • USB host
    Yes
    -
  • Bluetooth
    v4.0
    v4.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    Yes
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth EDR
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • GPS Navigator
    -
    Beidou
  • Features
  • Messaging SMS
    -
    SMS(threaded view)
  • Messaging MMS
    -
    MMS
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    IM
  • Messaging Push Email
    Push Email
    Push Mail
  • Java
    No
    Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
  • Sensors
    -
    Accelerometer, compass, proximity
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    1900 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    -
    -
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    12 h
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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