What's the Best Android Tablet 2014: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs. Nokia Lumia 2520

After the launch of the long-rumoured Nokia Lumia 2520 at the Nokia World Event last Oct. 22, the tablet is now set to take on its potential rival - the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014.

In the 10-inch screen tablet category, the two tablets give a stiff competition to each other. As a matter of fact, a comparison of their key specifications must be made to know which tablet wins the battle of what's the best Android tablet 2014. The following is a comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) vs. Nokia Lumia 2520's key features.

Display

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) sports a 10.1-inch super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen and 299 ppi pixel density. However, according to GSM arena, there is no screen protection for this tablet.

The Nokia Lumia 2520 also is a 10.1-inch screen tablet in Full HD IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen with 218 ppi pixel density. This tablet comes with a ClearBlack Display and Corning Gorilla Glass 2 screen protection.

Although the Nokia Lumia 2520 boasts about its first Full HD Resolution at 1,080 x 1,920 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) brags a WQXGA 2,560 x 1,600 pixel resolution, which is by far more detailed and crystal clear.

Memory

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) is rumoured to be available in 16, 32 and 64 GB in-built memory storage, along with the microSD card support up to 64 GB. The tablet also includes 3 GB RAM.

The Nokia Lumia 2520 is a bit behind when it comes to memory, as it only has 32 GB in-built memory storage. Although it supports microSD card, it is only up to 32 GB. The device also comes with a much less 2 GB RAM compared to the 3 GB RAM of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014).

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) scores an 8 MP rear camera and 2 MP front facing camera.

On the other hand the Nokia Lumia 2520 features a much less 6.7 MP rear camera but it has Carl Zeiss optics. It has the same 2 MP front facing camera.

Processor

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) is running on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system and is powered by 2.3GHz quadcore Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU. However, it is important to note that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) in 3G features a 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 and a 1.9 GHz quad-coreCortex A15 processor.

The Nokia Lumia 2520 is running on Microsoft Windows RT operating system and is powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU.

Connectivity

The Samsung 10.1 inches tablet comes in both 3G and 4G LTE variants, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, USB 2.0 version and Bluetooth 4.0.

The Nokia 10.1 inches tablet comes with 4G LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, USB 3.0 version and Bluetooth 4.0.

Data Speed of the Samsung Galaxy Note10.1 (2014) and the Nokia Lumia 2520:

Data Speed	Samsung Galaxy Note10.1 (2014)	Nokia Lumia 2520
HSDPA	42 Mbps (LTE), 21 Mbps (3G)	42.2 Mbps
HSUPA	5.76 Mbps	11.5 Mbps
LTE	Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150Mbps DL	Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150Mbps DL