Surface 2
Surface 2 with keyboard accessory
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Type | Hybrid tablet |
| Release date | October 22, 2013 |
| Discontinued | January 27, 2015 |
| Operating system | Windows RT 8.1 |
| System-on-chip used | Nvidia Tegra 4 |
| CPU | 1.7 GHz Cortex A15 quad core with power saving 5th core. |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB (18 GB available) or 64 GB (47 GB available) internal storage and a microSD card reader (Cards up to 64GB) |
| Display | 10.6 inches (27 cm) 1920×1080 px(208 ppi) ClearType HD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio |
| Graphics | 72 GeForce graphics cores (24 vertex shaders + 48 pixel shaders) |
| Sound | Dolby Digital Plus stereo speakers |
| Input | 5-point multi-touch screen, dual microphones for noise cancellation, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, compass, ambient light sensor, GPS (with cellular model) |
| Camera |
Front: 3.5 MP, 1080p HD Rear: 5 MP, 1080p HD |
| Connectivity | 2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, full-size USB 3.0, HD Video Out (micro HDMI), 4G LTE (with cellular model) |
| Online services | Windows Store, OneDrive, Xbox Music, Xbox Games, Xbox Video |
| Dimensions | 10.81 inches (27.5 cm) (w) 6.81 inches (17.3 cm) (h) 0.35 inches (8.9 mm) (d) |
| Weight | 1.49 pounds (680 g) |
| Predecessor | Surface |
| Successor | Surface 3 |
Surface 2 is a Surface-series Windows RT hybrid tablet computer created by Microsoft. It was unveiled on September 23, 2013, and released on October 22, 2013 and is the successor to the original Surface. As of January 2015, Microsoft no longer manufactures Surface 2, but will provide security updates for the device until 2023.
Pre-orders for the Surface 2 were opened on September 24, 2013, and the device was released on October 22, 2013. As value-added services, the Surface 2 includes 200 GB of additional OneDrive storage for 2 years, and 1 year of free Skype calls to landlines and access to Skype WiFi hotspots.
In January 2015, after its stock sold out on Microsoft Store online, Microsoft confirmed that it had discontinued further production of Surface 2. After Surface 2, the Nokia Lumia 2520 was the only remaining Windows RT device on the market, before that being discontinued too just a week later.
Made of magnesium alloy and toughened glass, the outer shell of Surface 2 maintains a similar design to its predecessor, but in a "bare metal" silver color scheme with a black bezel. Surface 2 is also slightly thinner and lighter than the previous model. Surface 2 uses a 1.7 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 4 chipset with 2 GB of RAM; Microsoft claimed that the new chipset and other improvements to its internal hardware made the Surface 2 three to four times faster than the original Surface, and that it had 10 hours of battery life playing videos. Unlike the original Surface (which used a 1366 x 768 display), the Surface 2 uses a 1080p display, the same as in Surface Pro 2. This display is claimed to have almost 50% better color than the previous version, as well as the lowest reflectivity among competing tablets. The device also includes a full-size USB 3.0 port, 32 or 64 GB of internal storage, and a MicroSD slot. The Surface 2 ships with Windows RT 8.1.
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