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Key information
OS
Windows RT
IOS 10. x
Android 7.0
Colour
black
multiple
multiple
Display
Physical sise, inches
10.6
9.7
9.7
Type
LCD
Retina
Super AMOLED
Sensor type
IPS
IPS
WXGA
Resolution, pixel
1366 x 768
2048 x 1536
2048 x 1536
Pixel dencity, ppi
148
264
264
Screen to body ratio, %
65.59
71.65
72.3
Features
Ambient light sensor, Scratch-resistant glass
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
Scratch-resistant
Touch screen
Capacitive touchscreen
YES
YES
YES
Multitouch screen
YES
YES
YES
Camera
Back camera, MP
1
8
13
Back camera flash
NO
YES
YES
Camcorder
YES
YES
YES
Front facing camera, MP
0.2
1.2
5
Front camera flash
NO
NO
NO
Hardware
System chip
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30
Apple A9
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Processor
Quad-core, ARM Cortex-A9
Dual-core, Twister
Quard-core
CPU frequency,MHz
1300
1850
1500
Graphic processor
ULP GeForce
PowerVR GT7600
Adreno 530
Memory
System memory, GB
2
12
4
Built-in storage, GB
32
128
32
Slot
micro SD
has not
micro SD
Storage expansion
up to 64 GB
NO
up to 256 GB
Battery
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Po
Li-Ion
Capacity, mAh
4257
8827
6000
User replaceable
NO
NO
NO
Multimedia
Speakers
YES
YES
YES
3.5 mm stereo jack
YES
YES
YES
Radio
NO
NO
NO
Music player
YES
YES
YES
Cellurar
Amount of sim cards
1
1
1
Sim
NO
NO
NO
Nano sim
NO
YES
YES
Micro sim
1
NO
NO
Phone features
Sensors
Accelerometer
Accelerometer
Accelerometer
Flight mode
YES
YES
YES
Silent mode
YES
YES
YES
Speakerphone
YES
YES
YES
Voice commands
YES
YES
NO
Voice recording
YES
YES
YES
Camera features
Face detectoin
NO
YES
YES
Auto flash
NO
YES
YES
Autofocus
NO
YES
YES
Geo-tagging
YES
YES
YES
Digital zoom
YES
YES
YES
Connectivity
Bluetooth
4.0
4.2
4.2
WIFI
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
YES
YES
NO
HDMI
NO
NO
NO
Mini-HDMI
YES
YES
NO
Micro USB
YES
YES
YES
Positioning
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
GPS
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
OTA sync
YES
YES
YES
Computer sync
YES
YES
YES
Coming with
USB cable
YES
YES
YES
Power adapter
YES
YES
YES
Stylus
NO
NO
YES
Keyboard
NO
NO
YES
Dimensions
Thickness, mm
9
7.5
6
Width, mm
172
169.5
169
Height, mm
275
240
237.3
Weigth, grams
680
478
429
Common
Model
Surface RT
iPad
Galaxy Tab S3
Brand
Microsoft
Apple
Samsung
Rating on Amazon
3.9
4.7
4.4
Reviews on Amazon
1235
559
879
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Tablets comparison rating
better
worse
16
Microsoft Surface RT
23.5
Apple iPad
19.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
16
23.5
19.5
16
Microsoft Surface RT
23.5
Apple iPad
19.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
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