Image of New Microsoft Surface Tablet RT and Windows 8 Pro

Comparing Microsoft Surface Tablet vs Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab

Microsoft has just released preliminary information regarding their Surface tablet which is supposed to be “Windows 8 having its own hardware device” as pointed by Steve Ballmer in the recent Microsoft’s announcement.
Two different variations of Microsoft Surface Tablets namely Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro based on the OS have submerged. However, no information regarding the prices and release dates is made yet. In this article, we compare this must shared Surface tablet with iPad and Galaxy Tab.

Image of New Microsoft Surface Tablet RT and Windows 8 Pro
Image of New Microsoft Surface Tablet RT and Windows 8 Pro

Comparing Surface Tablet with iPad and Galaxy Tab

Here we compare the latest Microsoft Surface Tablets with most loved Apple iPad and Android powered geeky Samsung Galaxy Tab. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and Apple New iPad aka iPad 3 are taken for comparison with Microsoft’s lately announced Windows 8 based fully touch-screen and smart-magnetic keyboard. Microsoft Surface is the thinnest tablet having 9.3 mm thickness as opposed to 9.4 mm iPad. Most exciting thing about Surface tablet is that it comes preinstalled with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT, the new version of Microsoft Office.

Windows RT is Windows 8 version in ARM devices, whereas Windows 8 Pro is Windows 8 on Intel (Core i5 Ivy Bridge). This is going to be the war of the tablets with Microsoft’s Surface, maybe Microsoft will benefit from existing customers of Windows, the largest OS being used. – what do you think?
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Params\TabletsSurface TabletNew iPadGalaxy Tab
OSWindows 8iOS 5.1.1Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Disply10.6 in ClearType HD9.7 in Retina Display10.1 in PLS TFT
Size (lxbxh)9.3 mm thin241.2×185.7×9.4 mm256.7×175.3×9.7 mm
Weight676 g652 g583 g
ProcessorNA1GHz Dual core Apple A5X1 GHz Dual-core ARM CPU
MemoryNA1 GB DDR2 RAM1 GB RAM
CameraLifeCam5 MP iSight3 MP
VidoHDHD full 1080pHD full 720p
Capacity32-128 GB16-64 GB16-32 GB flash 
Battery31.5 W-h11700mAh 10 hrs7000 mAh
Connectivity2×2 MIMO AntennaWi-Fi + 3G + LTEWi-Fi+3G+LTE+Wi-Fi Direct
Featuresfull USB ports + VaporMg Case & Stand264 ppi +  2048-by-1536 resolution149 ppi + 1280-by-800 resolution
PriceNAStarting at $499Starting at $399
[/table] Here is a Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Tablet : Keynote from Steve Ballmer. For the surgery of this Microsoft’s Surface tablet keynote presentation, read this blog post by Ethos3.com.
[media url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ervY6As5OcI” width=”560″ height=”315″] BTW, did you checked the head to head comparison of 5 best smart phones of today?

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