| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Announced | |
| October 2012 | February 2013 |
| Status | |
| Released - November 2012 | Available - May 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Dark Titanium | White, Blue, Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm (10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in) |
236 x 180.8 x 9.9 mm (9.29 x 7.12 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) | 580 g (20.46 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows RT | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 3 T33 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | ULP GeForce [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 16 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | No |
| Edge | |
| No | No |
| 3G | |
| - | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Bluetooth V3.0+EDR +A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band | WLAN802.11 a/b/g/n |
| USB | |
| Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | No |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable, Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 31.5 Wh | 19Wh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 360 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h | Up to 8 h 30 min |