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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | -- |
| 2013-09-23 | 2020-05-05 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| -- | Angora blue, Chiffon pink and Oxford gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.47 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2, with a global score of 78.2 against 63.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also noticeably lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite counts with just a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has 4 more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a slightly better screen than Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although it has a just a little lower display pixel density and a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a little bigger display. Galaxy Tab S6 Lite takes way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite also has a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite counts with a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2. Both of them have exactly the same internal storage. Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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