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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-23 | 2019-04-26 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 16.54 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a general score of 76.7, which is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface 2's overall score of 63.4. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) comes with Android 11 OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 OS. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is a way newer tablet device, and it's also lighter and somewhat thinner than Microsoft Surface 2.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) counts with just a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. Microsoft Surface 2 counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has a just a little worse pixel density and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) also has a much better resolution camera.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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