Microsoft Surface 2
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Name: Surface 2
Brand: Microsoft

10.6"
1920 x 1080 pixels

5 MP
3.5 MP front

NVIDIA Tegra 4
Quad-core, 1700 MHz

RAM: 2 GB
MEMORY: 32 GB

Announced: Sep 23, 2013
Market status: Released
Release date: Oct 22, 2013

Features: Fingerprint Lightweight Thin LTE Rugged NFC Dual SIM

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PhoneArena rating:

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Pros

No pros

Cons

The camera lacks flash
Too little RAM (2 GB)
Lacks GPS

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Description

Microsoft Surface 2 is a new tablet that comes to succeed last year's Surface RT. That's right, Microsoft is keeping Windows RT around, and so the Surface 2 will be powered by the updated Windows RT 8.1 OS. Rather than treating us to some kind of a complete redesign, Microsoft is keeping all the good stuff about the Surface RT and has upgraded the device where necessary. With a slightly thinner and lighter design, the Surface 2 will also sport a much better 10.6" screen, upping the resolution from 1366 x 768 pixels to 1920 x 1080 pixels - a much-needed improvement. Under the hood, the Surface 2 will be powered by the new Tegra 4 chipset (the Surface RT had Tegra 3). Unfortunately, Tegra 4 hasn't seen much spotlight as far as smartphones are concerned, but it's slowly and steadily grabbing chunks of market share when it comes to tablets. A nice extra that Microsoft is going to bundle with the Surface 2 is called "Best of Skype". Basically, new Surface 2 owners will gain access to one year of free Skype Wi-Fi hotspots, as well as one year of free international Skype calls. What's more, users will also get 200 GB of free Skydrive storage.

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Display

Display size:
- 10.6 inches
Resolution:
- 1920 x 1080 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 208 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- IPS LCD
Screen-to-body ratio:
Screen-to-body ratio - Shows what part of the frontal area of a phone its screen occupies.
- 65.41 %
Features:
- Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Camera

Rear camera:
- - 5 megapixels
- Hardware Features:
  - Autofocus
Video recording:
- - 1920x1080 (1080p HD)
Front camera:
- - 3.5 megapixels

Design

Dimensions:
- 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches (275 x 172 x 9 mm)
Weight:
- 23.84 oz (676 g)
  the average is 15.5 oz (442 g)

Hardware & Performance

System chip:
System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.
- NVIDIA Tegra 4 T114
Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Quad-core, 1700 MHz, ARM Cortex-A15, 28 nm
GPU:
GPU - The graphics processor is important for the smooth operation of the system and especially in games and other applications that may involve complex graphics and animations.
- - Yes
RAM:
RAM - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- - 2 GB
Internal storage:
Internal storage - Bigger storage capacity allows you to keep more content saved onto your device, such as more applications, photos or video. Games and video content typically take up the biggest amount of storage space.
- 32 GB
OS:
- Windows (RT 8.1)

Battery

Stand-by time:
- 15.0 days (360 hours)
  the average is 0 days (0 h)
Video playback:
- 10.00 hours

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 4.0
Wi-Fi:
- - 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band
USB:
- - USB 3.0
- Connector:
  - Full-size USB
Other:
- OTA sync

Phone features

Sensors:
- - Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Notifications:
- Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:
- Voice recording

Multimedia

Screen mirroring:
- TV-out
Speakers:
- Loudspeaker
Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
Additional microphone(s):
- - for Noise cancellation, Video recording

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Availability

Officially announced:
- 23 Sep 2013

Shopping information

Warranty period:
- 12 Months
MSRP price:
- $ 449

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Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Microsoft Surface 2 64GB

Differences from the main variant:

Internal storage:
Internal storage - Bigger storage capacity allows you to keep more content saved onto your device, such as more applications, photos or video. Games and video content typically take up the biggest amount of storage space.
- 64 GB

MSRP price:
- $ 549

Microsoft Surface 2 LTE (for AT&T)

Differences from the main variant:

GSM:
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
- 850, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE (FDD):
- Bands 17, 5, 4, 2, 7
Data:
- LTE, HSPA, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s

Location:
Location - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. The most common types are GPS and A-GPS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization.
- GPS, A-GPS, Glonass

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