Comparing the Microsoft Surface screen to the competition

0. phoneArena posted on 12 Nov 2012, 21:20

DisplayMate recently tested the Apple iPad's screen versus the Google Nexus 7 and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Amazon's tabletvwas deemed to be the best of the three; now, the display of the Microsoft Surface goes up against the third-generation Apple iPad and the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1...

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1. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 12 Nov 2012, 21:33 5 0

MS took a page or 2 from Apple: MS declared that resolution is not important and even had a "research" to prove it.

This is awfully similar to Apple's infamous "reality distortion field".

Surface screen is simply disgrace considering the money MS asks for it. But may be users are not looking at the screen "the right way"?

2. maryaaadil posted on 12 Nov 2012, 21:34 8 3

Surface RT < iPad mini < iPad 4< Suface Pro

11. Commentator posted on 12 Nov 2012, 23:52 8 2

All of those < Nexus 10

3. Shubham412302 posted on 12 Nov 2012, 21:42 6 0

we must wait for surface pro

14. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2012, 02:36 0 0

waiting is favorite theme for MS fans, now the talk is waiting for WP8.5 and next gen of Surface.

And when those things arrive people will skip that and wait for the next next thing.

It's waiting forever for MS.

18. chaoticrazor posted on 13 Nov 2012, 07:41 1 0

An android fanboy cant talk to others about waiting, look at the updates roll out not good

Do you like been the android version of the apple trolls

4. bomariam1 posted on 12 Nov 2012, 21:44 0 0

Still I don't like the way w8 present the main screen.
It seems that I won't change from note10.1 especially that we will get MS Office.

5. kamejoko posted on 12 Nov 2012, 22:00 1 0

Nexus 10 = Super PLS?

Note 10.1 = PLS.
Surface = PLS.

7. carlosechev07 posted on 12 Nov 2012, 22:07 0 0

Please.. the screen on Surface are a really pixelated crap... it's not competitive for the money you are paying..

Please people, don't expend your money, compare before buy..!!!

12. Commentator posted on 12 Nov 2012, 23:54 0 0

That's sound advice for people who buy tablets based purely on screen quality...

16. hiBreed posted on 13 Nov 2012, 04:04 0 0

and by that i dont think you have used one

8. shuaibhere posted on 12 Nov 2012, 22:25 0 0

Galaxy tab 10.1 is too old....
don't compare it with new ones..

9. loyals posted on 12 Nov 2012, 22:29 0 0

@meocao
The resolution matters till someextent that is why Apple came up with retina display. If u take a phone, we usually bring it to a feet closer n still ur eye cant detect ny more than 330 for a tablet its around 270 so they improve colour reproduction ,viewing angles etc. And THE TABLET SHOULD HAVE APPS FOR ITS RESOLUTION. Which only IPAD have almost 250K apps EXCLUSIVE. None can't beat that. In performance ipad has already beat nexus10 note 10.1 n ofcourse surface with a big difference. So I don't see a reason y to buy something other than ipad

10. SleepingOz posted on 12 Nov 2012, 23:40 0 0

I kinda agree the ipad is one of the best tab out there. Hardwares and ecosystem are great but the reason why I won't be getting one is that iOS sucks!

15. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2012, 02:37 0 1

iPad? forget it, there are Nexus 7 and Nexus 10

13. noim1 posted on 13 Nov 2012, 00:38 0 0

Wait till nexus 10 is in market... Then I will come back and take a look... Come on those androids tabs r wayy too old....

17. hiBreed posted on 13 Nov 2012, 04:06 0 0

at least you can increase the ppi from within windows 8

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