Which Surface is right for you?

	Surface RT Buy now	Surface Pro Buy now
How important are weight, size and battery life to you?	Very important. I want an ultra-thin and light tablet with long battery life (up to 8 hours). I want a tablet that is always connected and always up to date.	I care most about processing speed and compatibility so I am willing to trade-off weight, thickness and battery life.
Which Microsoft Office programs will you want to use?	I want to use Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote optimised for tablets. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview¹ comes pre-installed.	I want the ability to purchase and run the full Office Suite.
Other than Office, what kind of apps will you want to run?	From the Windows Store I can get the most commonly used apps, including games, entertainment, news, productivity and travel apps.	I need to run programs that I currently use on Windows 7, such as custom programs for work.
Will you need advanced business connectivity features?	I just need to connect to my work email.	I’ll need to connect to a corporate domain and use features like Remote Access.
Security	Surface RT features device encryption and comes with Windows Defender. Includes the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip for enhanced encryption and greater protection against unauthorised use.	Surface Pro includes application and security policy control with AppLocker and Group Policy, enhanced data protection capabilities using BitLocker technology, as well as compatibility with third party security, management and monitoring applications. Includes the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip for enhanced encryption and greater protection against unauthorised use.
Connectivity	Always connected, even when in standby mode. Connected standby keeps apps up-to-date.	Connectivity off when hibernating/sleeping to preserve battery.
Thinness	9.30 mm	13.5 mm
Weight	1.5lbs	2.0lbs
Storage	32GB, 64GB²	64GB, 128GB²
Screen	10.6", 16:9, 1366x768	10.6", 16:9, 1920x1080
Ports	Stereo speakers Full-size USB 2.0 microSDXC card slot Headset jack HD video out port Cover port	Stereo speakers Full-size USB 3.0 microSDXC card slot Headset jack Mini DisplayPort Cover port

¹ Preview edition installed. Final Office version will be installed via Windows Update when available (free download; ISP fees apply). Some features and programmes unsupported. See http://office.com/officeRT.
² System software uses significant storage space; your storage capacity will be less. See surface.com/storage. 1 GB = 1 billion bytes.

Which Surface is right for you?

Surface RT

Buy now

Surface Pro

Buy now

How important are weight, size and battery life to you?
Surface RT	Very important. I want an ultra-thin and light tablet with long battery life (up to 8 hours). I want a tablet that is always connected and always up to date.
Surface Pro	I care most about processing speed and compatibility so I am willing to trade-off weight, thickness and battery life.

Which Microsoft Office programs will you want to use?
Surface RT	I want to use Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote optimised for tablets. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview¹ comes pre-installed.
Surface Pro	I want the ability to purchase and run the full Office Suite.

Other than Office, what kind of apps will you want to run?
Surface RT	From the Windows Store I can get the most commonly used apps, including games, entertainment, news, productivity and travel apps.
Surface Pro	I need to run programs that I currently use on Windows 7, such as custom programs for work.

Will you need advanced business connectivity features?
Surface RT	I just need to connect to my work email.
Surface Pro	I’ll need to connect to a corporate domain and use features like Remote Access.

Security
Surface RT	Surface RT features device encryption and comes with Windows Defender. Includes the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip for enhanced encryption and greater protection against unauthorised use.
Surface Pro	Surface Pro includes application and security policy control with AppLocker and Group Policy, enhanced data protection capabilities using BitLocker technology, as well as compatibility with third party security, management and monitoring applications. Includes the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip for enhanced encryption and greater protection against unauthorised use.

Connectivity
Surface RT	Always connected, even when in standby mode. Connected standby keeps apps up-to-date.
Surface Pro	Connectivity off when hibernating/sleeping to preserve battery.

Thinness
Surface RT	9.30 mm
Surface Pro	13.5 mm

Weight
Surface RT	1.5lbs
Surface Pro	2.0lbs

Storage
Surface RT	32GB, 64GB²
Surface Pro	64GB, 128GB²

Screen
Surface RT	10.6", 16:9, 1366x768
Surface Pro	10.6", 16:9, 1920x1080

Ports
Surface RT	Stereo speakers Full-size USB 2.0 microSDXC card slot Headset jack HD video out port Cover port
Surface Pro	Stereo speakers Full-size USB 3.0 microSDXC card slot Headset jack Mini DisplayPort Cover port


Surface RT
Surface Pro

Which Surface is right for you?

Surface RT

Surface Pro

Which Surface is right for you?

Surface RT

Surface Pro

How important are weight, size and battery life to you?

Which Microsoft Office programs will you want to use?

Other than Office, what kind of apps will you want to run?

Will you need advanced business connectivity features?

Security

Connectivity

Thinness

Weight

Storage

Screen

Ports