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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-09-23 | 2018-08-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 208 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is better than Microsoft Surface 2, with a score of 74.5 against 63.4. Galaxy Tab A 10.5's body is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and notably lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Microsoft Surface 2 has a little bit better display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a quite worse display pixel density, it also counts with a little larger display.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a lot better 8 megapixels resolution camera in the back. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has 0 less internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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