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Network
Technology No cellular connectivity No cellular connectivity
2G bands N/A N/A
GPRS No No
EDGE No No
Launch
Announced 2012, October. Released 2012, November 2012, March. Released 2012, March 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm (10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in) 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 680.4 g (1.50 lb) 652 g (1.44 lb)
SIM No No
 Built-in kickstand
Display
Type TFT IPS LCD
Size 10.6 inches, 309.7 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio) 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~148 ppi density) 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
 ClearType technology
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows RT iOS 5.1, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5
Chipset Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Apple A5X (45 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9 Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 1.2 MP 5 MP, AF
Video 720p 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi only
Video 720p@30fps 480p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Positioning No No
NFC No
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB 2.0, OTG 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass Accelerometer, gyro, compass
 TV-out
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo viewer/editor
Microsoft Office 2013 RT
Battery
Type Li-Ion battery, non-removable (31.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po 11560 mAh battery (42.5 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 360 h Up to 720 h
Talk time Up to 8 h Up to 10 h
Misc
Colors Dark Titanium Black, White
Models A1416, iPad3,1
Price About 260 EUR About 290 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1324:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 779:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -82.6dB / Crosstalk -81.7dB Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB

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