| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Announced | |
| September 2013 | February 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2013 | Available - April 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Dark Titanium | Royal Blue, Iceberg White, Torch Red |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm (10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in) |
263 x 180.8 x 9.9 mm (10.35 x 7.12 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) | 635 g (22.4 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| No | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| No | N/A |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT | Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30L [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar] | ULP GeForce [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 16/32 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 | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v3.0 with EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| USB | |
| Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML, Adobe Flash |
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM | 16/32 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 | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po battery (22 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| - | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 10 h |