11:03 PM
Diana D'Cruz
Microsoft Surface tablets Windows 8 coming on October 26 on the market in several countries including France. Their prices and their specifications were unveiled yesterday by Microsoft and it is now possible to engage in some comparisons with the competition.
This is what I propose in this comparative table showing the major tablets available on the market (of course there are many others, but these are the three main competitors and best-known) tablets Windows 8 Microsoft Surface , Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 , freely inspired and adapted from the one published yesterday by All ThingsD.
Found between these three main competitors in the market some common characteristics, such as the presence of similar sensors (gyroscope, compass, accelerometer ...) as well as Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. Please note however, to remain in the same field of comparison, it should be noted that Microsoft Surface tablets are currently the only ones not to offer 3G/4G version, this is why the table shows only the competing models that do not offer, with one exception, the Galaxy Note 32 GB which has the original and 3G seems not to exist without, at least not among distributors indicated.
The iPad remains the only one to offer a screen resolution as important with its famous Retina to 2,048 x 1,536 pixels, and only in the format as 3/4, while the others are 16/9. However Apple's tablet continues to be the only one to not offer USB 2.0 connectivity standard.
The side of the price reported to storage, the tablet Microsoft Surface is by far the most competitive because it appears 489 euros to 589 euros against 32 GB for the iPad and 681 euros for the Samsung (but including 3G).
