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# Hardware

Hardware used in Surface 2

The Surface 2 was launched in 2013, being a follow-up to Surface RT with spec bump and improvements. Featuring faster internals and higher resolution panel with better colour reproduction.

<https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/surface/surface-2-specifications-7a5aaf4f-9641-2c69-3747-ea4e2a161aae>

|                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Release Date      | October 2013                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Display           | <p>Screen: 10.6" 1920x1080 16:9</p><p>Display - LTL106HL02-001 (1920x1080) DSI<br>Backlight: <strong>- TO BE UPDATED -</strong><br>Screen Input Voltage: <strong>- TO BE UPDATED -</strong></p> |
| SoC               | Nvidia Tegra 4 T114                                                                                                                                                                             |
| CPU               | Quad core Cortex-A15 @ 1.71 GHz                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Core architecture | ARMv7 32-bit                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| RAM               | <p>SK Hynix H5TC4G63AFR-PBR 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM</p><p>Clocked at 1600MHz in dual channel operation</p>                                                                                              |
| Storage           | <p>- SK Hynix H26M64003DQRNAND Flash </p><p>- 64GB or 32GB capacity</p>                                                                                                                         |
| Camera            | <p>3.5 Megapixel front camera</p><p>5.0 Megapixel rear camera</p>                                                                                                                               |
| Operating System  | Windows RT 8.1                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Battery           | <p>GB-S20-3096AS-0100</p><p>7.6V 3988mAh min/4118mAh typ (31.3Wh)</p>                                                                                                                           |
| SIM slot          | <p>Optional, micro SIM</p><p><strong>Only AT\&T models with LTE/4G modem</strong></p>                                                                                                           |