Compare

Specifications
 

Microsoft Surface 2

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE

Full Differences
Change compare mode
Microsoft Surface 2
MORE PICTURES Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE
MORE PICTURES
 

Microsoft Surface 2

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE

Network
Technology No cellular connectivity GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20
  LTE 850 / 2100
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2013, September. Released 2013, October 2014, June. Released 2014, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm (10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in) 247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm (9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
Weight 675.9 g (1.49 lb) 467 g (1.03 lb)
SIM No Micro-SIM
 Built-in 2-stage kickstand
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 10.6 inches, 309.8 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 10.5 inches, 319.7 cm2 (~72.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~208 ppi density) 2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~288 ppi density)
 ClearType technology
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows RT Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (S800)
Quad-core 1.9GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Exynos 5420)
GPU ULP GeForce (72 cores) Adreno 330 (S800)
Mali-T628MP6 (Exynos 5420)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 3.5 MP 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning No GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No No
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB USB 3.0, OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2.1), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 TV-out via HDMI port
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo viewer/editor
Microsoft Office 2013 RT
SkyDrive (200 GB cloud storage)
Skype free international calls and Wi-Fi for 1 year
Battery
Type Li-Ion, non-removable Li-Ion 7900 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 11 h (multimedia) (2G) / Up to 48 h (3G)
Music play Up to 132 h
Misc
Colors Dark Titanium Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
SAR 1.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.90 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-T805
Price About 330 EUR About 440 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -95.8dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB

Popular rivals