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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-23 | 2019-07-05 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 208 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has an overall score of 69, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface 2's general score of 63.4. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 OS, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 OS. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s construction is extremely newer, thinner and noticeably lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much better 1080 x 1920px resolution, a really bigger display and a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a bit faster CPU than Microsoft Surface 2. Both of them have 4 cores and 2 GB of RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has a back facing camera with much more MP. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has less internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
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