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| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT |
| 2015-10-01 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.27 x 5.75 x 0.28 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.65 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 8909 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6200mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface RT has a general score of 58.4, which is a bit better than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch's 57.3 global score. Despite being the best we are comparing, we must highlight that it is also much older, incredibly thicker and noticeably heavier. Microsoft Surface RT features a little faster CPU than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have 4 processing cores and 2 GB of RAM, the Microsoft Surface RT also has an additional GPU.
Microsoft Surface RT has a little bit better looking display than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 768 x 1366px and a really bigger screen. The Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch takes much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way more megapixels camera in the back.
Microsoft Surface RT has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch counts with a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Microsoft Surface RT is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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