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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-09-23 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has an overall score of 75.2, which is better than Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a incredibly newer tablet, and it is also thinner and noticeably lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 and Microsoft Surface 2 count with quite similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a higher pixel density. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a better memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has just 32 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S3 takes much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy Tab S3 features a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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