Tuesday 22 October 2013

Nokia Lumia 2520 against Microsoft Surface 2

Comparison: Nokia Lumia 2520 against Microsoft Surface 2, After his presentation, the tablet Nokia Lumia 2520 faces a number of rivals in the market. The Finnish company has introduced its first tablet and how could it be otherwise with Windows operating system. Among its rivals, the Nokia Lumia 2520 market is facing the second generation of tablet Microsoft, Surface 2.

Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, presented on Tuesday from the Nokia World held in Abu Dhabi the first tablet manufactured by the company, the Nokia Lumia 2520 . Although Nokia enters late in the tablet sector considering its main competitors, it does so with a device that aims to suit all user needs.

Outward appearance, dimensions and screen

Both the Nokia Lumia 2520 as the Surface 2 show, at first glance, some accessories and a similar design, but with different characteristics. The Nokia Lumia 2520 features a polycarbonate shell, just like the rest of the company's Lumia devices, and will be available in several colors: red, cyan, white and black. The new tablet also has a slim and lightweight design to make it more manageable by users. Specifically has a thickness of 8.9 millimeters and a weight of 615 grams.
Compared to Surface 2, Microsoft presented at the time a device with its metal body and reduced thickness and weight compared to the first generation. Specifically, the Surface 2 has the same thickness as the Nokia Lumia 2520, 8.9 mm, although in weight is slightly higher, 676 grams.
Both tablets feature a cover that includes keyboard. In the case of the Nokia Lumia Power 2520 is the Keyboard, which also added to enable writing battery terminal battery 5 extra hours and features two USB ports. As is the case with Surface 2 and Touch Cover, the Power serves Keyboard Case for the screen. In the case of Surface 2 Touch Cover the keyboard is backlit and has a proximity sensor that makes it on when we approached him.
As for the display of both devices, the Nokia Lumia 2520 has a 10.1 inch screen at 1080p. The screen is made ​​of glass Corning Gorilla Glass 2. In the case of Microsoft Surface 2, the company has opted again for a size of 10.06 inches, slightly lower than the Nokia tablet, and ClearType technology. So yes Microsoft has bet on this second generation is to improve the resolution of the screen, going also to 1080p resolution.

Processor, RAM and operating system

As for the interior, both tablets come with the Windows operating system RT 8.1. This means that both devices have the best Windows applications for users to have the best user experience.
Considering both processors tablets, the Nokia Lumia 2520 incorporates Qualcomm Snapdragon processor quad core 8002.2 GHz, while Microsoft on Surface 2 has chosen the ARM processor Nvidia Tegra 4 to 1.7 GHz In one of the areas in which match both tablets is in RAM, as both companies have opted for 2GB rejoining their tablets.
As for internal memory did find some differences. Basically, Nokia has chosen to only present a model with 32 GB while in the case of Surface 2, Microsoft has chosen not only for a 32GB model but for a 64 GB, with a price difference of 100 euros.Yes, both tablets allow intern expand its memory via microSD card.

Connectivity and autonomy

Another of the strengths of these two tablets are its connectivity and autonomy. In the case of the recently introduced Nokia Lumia 2520 boasts 4G LTE connectivity, as Stephen Elop has confirmed. In this aspect, the Surface 2 has an antenna features Dual Band WiFi 802.11.
Among the most important aspects of a tablet, users are very sensitive to the autonomy of the battery, a prominent feature on both devices. In the case of the Nokia Lumia 2520 your battery is 8000 mAh, which is a duration of about 10 hours of use between charges. It is also necessary to consider additional autonomy gives the Keyboard Power tablet keyboard, since according to the company contributes 5 extra hours of battery.
In the case of Surface 2, Microsoft also promises a battery life of 10 hours between charges.

Camera

The chamber, as in most Lumia devices, is one of the strongest bets Nokia. The new Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet has two cameras: the main one, located at the rear has a 6.7 megapixel sensor Autofocus Zeiss with F1.9 aperture on the other hand, the front camera is 2 megapixels HD wide angle.
In the case of Surface 2 also incorporates two cameras. The main camera, also located on the back is 5 megapixels,somewhat lower than that Nokia has incorporated in its tablet. However, in their front chamber of the Surface 2 is somewhat higher, as it has a 3.5 megapixel sensor.
Also it should be noted that each software company has built to get the most out of the camera device. In the case of the Nokia Lumia 2520, features the Nokia Camera, already present in other devices like the Lumia Lumia 1020, which allows users to get the most out of your photographs, in any situation, even in low light, or the Nokia recently introduced StoryTeller.
In the case of Surface 2, the tablet has interesting possibilities as panoramic style catches photosphere, timer, auto focus, or exposure setting.

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