Though we often use tablets and Chromebooks for Web browsing, they don’t always offer enough support for online content and functionality. Both the device and the Web browser can affect Web performance, and to browse the Web easily at home or in the office, you need a configuration that works with most Web sites. In our tests, the Intel processor-powered Microsoft Surface Pro 2 was the clear winner, browsing well with either Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome 35. The Intel processor-powered device had no trouble mousing over menus, zooming by pinching, or playing videos. In addition, it had the fewest overall problems with the 400-plus Web sites that we tested. Intel processor-based tablets can offer a full experience on the Internet where others cannot.

1. NUMBER OF SITES WITH NO ISSUES
Better Web Browsing
with an Intel®
processor-powered tablet
From playing videos to touch interactions, the Microsoft
®
Surface™ Pro 2 provided the best experience on 420 Web
sites*
compared to the ARM
®
-based devices we tested.
Internet instead of issues:
The Intel processor-powered tablet loaded
the most Web sites with no issues at all:
Fewer hassles, better Web
When there were issues, The Surface Pro 2 had
significantly fewer of them than its competitors:
A fuller Web
experience
The Surface Pro 2 handled
essential functions the others
had trouble with: MOUSE OVER
MENUS PROPERLY
SUPPORT PINCH ZOOMING
ON EVERY SITE
PLAY VIDEOS
WITHOUT TROUBLE
Google Chrome
Samsung Chromebook™ 2
Native Android™ browser
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Google Chrome
Safari®
Apple®
iPad Air™
IE Desktop
Microsoft Surface Pro 2
IE Modern
Google Chrome™
Principled
Technologies®
125 issues
Google Chrome
544 issues
Google Chrome
Samsung
Chromebook 2
Galaxy
Note 10.1
374 issues
SafariiPad Air
84 issues
IE DesktopSurface Pro 2
85 issues
IE Modern
90 issues
Google Chrome
546 issues
Native Android Browser
Get all the details in the full report: http://facts.pt/1qTY88K
UP TO
84.6%FEWER ISSUES
82%OF SITES HAD
NO ISSUES AT
ALL
Visual/presentation
Layout
Device detection
Touch interaction
Missing/broken features
Audio/video playback
41.3%
20.4%
12.9%
12.8%
9.4%
3.2%
TYPES OF ISSUES
Copyright 2014 Principled Technologies, Inc. *Chosen from Alexa’s Top Sites list.
Based on “Get a better Web browsing experience on an Intel processor-powered tablet,” a
Principled Technologies Report, June 2014. Principled Technologies is a registered trademark of
Principled Technologies, Inc. All other product names are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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