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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | -- |
| 2013-09-23 | 2019-08-09 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| -- | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 366.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 has a general score of 88.1, which is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 body is newer, extremely thinner and notably lighter than Microsoft Surface 2. The Galaxy Tab S6 has a slightly better screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a greater pixel density.
Galaxy Tab S6 has a quite superior performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has 6 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S6 has a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface 2. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 captures much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a way better (4K) video quality and a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab S6 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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