Notion Ink Able 10 vs Microsoft Surface 3 (4G LTE)

  • Notion Ink Able 10 was first released on 07/01/2016. It is available in Metallic Black Grey Shade. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 10.1 inches with a resolution of 800x1280 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Notion Ink is powered by a non-removable battery of 8100mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Notion Ink Able 10 is the Intel Atom X5-Z8300 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 4GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Able 10 on the rear packs a camera of 2-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 64GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 128GB. This is a single SIM tablet, measuring 262.00 x 166.40 x 9.40 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 650.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Notion Ink Able 10 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Microsoft Surface 3 (4G LTE) was first released on 03/01/2015. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 10.8 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Microsoft Surface 3 (4G LTE) is the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 2GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Surface 3 (4G LTE) on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 3.5-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 64GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD. This is a single SIM tablet, measuring 267.00 x 187.00 x 8.70 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 622.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Microsoft Surface 3 (4G LTE) include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

Transforms to a proper laptop

3G SIM support

Decent performance

Good display

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Weak loud speaker

Poor quality cameras

Heavy for tablet usage

Minor glitches in trackpad

Painfully slow charging time

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Model
Able 10
Surface 3 (4G LTE)
Price
$252
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Release date
July 2016
March 2015
Dimensions (mm)
262.00 x 166.40 x 9.40
267.00 x 187.00 x 8.70
Weight (g)
650.00
622.00
Battery capacity (mAh)
8100
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Colours
Metallic Black Grey Shade
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Screen size (inches)
10.1
10.8
Touchscreen
No
No
Resolution
800x1280 pixels
1920x1080 pixels
Processor
1.4GHz quad-core
1.6GHz quad-core
RAM
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
128
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Rear camera
2-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
2-megapixel
3.5-megapixel
Operating system
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.00
4.00
USB OTG
No
No
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope