For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition or the Microsoft Surface 2, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with a 10.1 inch Super clear LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface 2 comes with a 10.6 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm dimensions and weighs 540 grams. The Microsoft Surface 2 comes with 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm dimensions and weighs 675.9 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is equipped with a quad core 1.9 GHz cortex A15 and quad core 1.3 GHz cortex A7 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Microsoft Surface 2 is equipped with a 1.7 GHz quad core cortex A15 processor and Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 chipset. It comes in 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and has 3 GB of RAM. The Microsoft Surface 2 runs on the Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT operating system and has 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Microsoft Surface 2 sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 3.5 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 8220 mAh battery wheras the Microsoft Surface 2 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion battery.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 32 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $719.95. The Microsoft Surface 2 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $599.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $639.95 in Australia.

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