Microsoft Surface 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (USA)

Microsoft Surface 2

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (USA)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

16 MP, f/1.9 , 28 mm
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1936 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

-

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.6" sensor size, Auto HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

3.0

microUSB 2.0
USB host

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

-

Fingerprint, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, heart rate, proximity