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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | -- |
| 2013-09-23 | 2015-09-03 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a global score of 73.6, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2's general score of 63.4. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a newer tablet, and it's also a lot thinner and extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface 2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a bit superior CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a greater number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with just a bit better screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a way higher pixels amount per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2. They have equal internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a slightly better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a way higher 2560x1440 video resolution. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
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