The Surface 2
features the Windows RT operating system, which is the lightweight version of Windows 8 designed to run on ARM mobile processors.
The Good Asus» Vivo Tab RT
features the Windows RT's elegant and refreshing user interface, has a bright and rich screen, and is equipped with a keyboard dock for maximizing productivity.
Not exact matches
Ridgeline
RT features include: Unique 17 - inch steel wheels, integrated trailer hitch, pre-wiring for 7 - pin trailer hook up, keyless entry, power
windows and door locks, power sliding rear
window, air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, trip computer with instantaneous and average fuel economy, 6 - speaker 100 - watt audio system with CD player and MP3 / WMA playback capability, rearview camera, and 60/40 split lift - up rear seat with under - seat storage.
Standard
features on the Ridgeline
RT include a 255 horsepower SOHC VTEC V - 6 engine, 5 - speed automatic transmission, VTM - 4 four - wheel drive, 5000 - pound towing rating, 17 - inch wheels, 245 / 65R17 all - terrain tires, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Brake Assist, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with Traction Control, advanced dual stage dual threshold driver's and front passenger's Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) airbags, two - row side curtain airbags with rollover sensor, climate control with air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, power
windows, power sliding rear
window, power locks, cruise control, keyless entry, automatic heated wiper zone, 6 - speaker 100 - watt audio system with CD player, 60/40 lift - up rear seat with underseat storage, all - weather heavy - duty floormats, 5 - foot by 4 - foot cargo bed with six heavy duty tie down cleats, secure In - Bed Trunk, dual - action load supporting tailgate and cargo box courtesy lighting.
The rest of the details indicate that the tablet will run
Windows 8
RT, given that the current Lumia 2520 does, and many would like that to be replaced with the full
featured Windows 8.1.
It
features an 11.6 - inch multitouch display (which doesn't benefit from the wide - viewing - angle capabilities of its bigger sibling) and runs on
Windows 8
RT instead of the full version.
Also, while mamaich has stated he intends to open up all x86 app for the
Windows RT platform, there will be a few apps that will never be made compatible with
Windows RT given its lack of a few key
features, such as D3D9 extensions or OpenGL.
As with the
Windows RT, there is a lack of metro apps, so that aspect is as much a duff
feature as it was with the failed
Windows RT..
The Duo 11 is shown with a pen, which obviously means it has pen input; that may also suggest that it's not a
Windows RT device, since only the Pro version of the Surface
features a pen.
Nokia has formerly announced the Nokia Lumia 2520, a
Windows RT 8.1 tablet that will
feature a 10.1 - inch 1080p HD IPS display and looks to sit in the same space as the recently announced Surface 2.
Operating System And Apps / Software The Surface
features the Microsoft
Windows RT operating system, whereas the Surface Pro
features Surface
Windows 8 Pro operating system.
The killer (or be killed)
feature of that new Microsoft Surface for
Windows RT is its keyboard.
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Running the full x86 version of
Windows 8 and offering full compatibility with desktop apps within a decidedly portable form factor, the Tablet 2 aims to occupy the (small) gap between Microsoft's two Surface tablets: it's less than 10 mm thick and offers 10 - hour battery life, much like the ARM - based Surface for
Windows RT, but maintains desktop app compatibility and all the other business - centric
features of the full - fat Intel - based Surface tablet.
The Vivo Tab
RT runs
Windows RT and
features a 10.1 - inch display, 32 GB of storage, a quad - core processor, and support for AT&T's LTE network.
Snap mode — the best
feature in
Windows RT no - one talks about, and why cheap tablets are like cut - price sewing machines.
Windows readers from earlier OS versions will likely work on all but the
RT version but may not support touch screen or other advanced
features.
Windows RT also lacks a variety of other
features, including Storage Spaces, BitLocker, remote - desktop hosting, and encrypted file systems.
Windows RT also lacks many enterprise
features that have made
Windows so successful.
If you're looking for enterprise
features, you'll probably want to stay away from
Windows RT, too.
Windows RT tablets could even be more expensive than more full -
featured Windows 8 x86 tablets.
First of all, if your PC doesn't already have Connected Standby (in
Windows 8 or
Windows RT) or InstantGo (in
Windows 8.x or
Windows RT 8.x), you can't just add it as a
feature — as mentioned, it's built into the hardware and the operating system, and so it's either there from the beginning or it isn't.
Software
features and OS The Vivo Tab
RT runs on
Windows RT, which is split between two interfaces: a tile - based interface (formerly known as «Metro») that includes the Start screen and a somewhat traditional
Windows interface called Desktop.
It
features a 10.1 - inch display and runs
Windows RT 8.1.
Apps for
RT also
feature the new user interface that consumers haven't yet warmed up to, and Microsoft still hasn't really shown consumers that there is compelling differentiation in
Windows RT compared to iOS and Android.
Unlike other operating systems such as Apple's iOS and Microsoft's
Windows RT, Chromebooks offer a Developer Mode that allows you to disable all of these
features.
It's worth noting that both
Windows Phone and
Windows RT also offer a «device encryption»
feature.
As expected, the mobile OS, also called
Windows 10, will replace the old
Windows RT and
Windows Phone platforms and try to take the best
features of the two.
The Asus move doesn't come as a huge surprise, when
Windows RT devices confusingly don't offer all the same
features as
Windows 8, didn't manage to hit significantly lower price points until they were put on deep discount, and particularly when Intel's Atom chips manage to run full
Windows 8 as well or better than the ARM alternative.
The latest report suggesting Microsoft is on the verge of announcing a «Surface mini» comes from IHS iSuppli analyst Rhoda Alexander, who told CNET that the upcoming
Windows RT slate will
feature a 7.5 - inch display with a 4:3 aspect ratio and 1,400 x 1,050 - pixel resolution.
Now reports are buzzing in the air that Nokia's
Windows RT based tablet is expected to have identical specs as the Microsoft's own Surface tablet
features.
As the Surface, Nokia
Windows RT based tablet will also
feature USB ports and an HDMI port.
A critical vulnerability in Microsoft» sWindows Remote Assistance (Quick Assist)
feature affects all versions of
Windows to date, including
Windows 10, 8.1,
RT 8.1, and 7.
Finally, Digitimes notes that the Surface Mini Microsoft had planned to launch
featured a display measuring between 7.5 and 8 inches diagonally and an ARM processor, and it was powered by
Windows RT 8.1.
Company's leaders, Nadella, Myerson, Belfiore, and Spencer, will speak about
features like Continuum and combined platform for tablets and smartphones that will replace the current
Windows Phone 8.1 and
Windows RT / 8.1.
The device is thought to
feature a display that measures approximately 8 inches diagonally, and it is also said to include a Qualcomm processor instead of an Nvidia chipset like the ones that powered Microsoft's earlier
Windows RT tablets.