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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 75 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2013-09-23 | 2016-02-01 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 11.43 x 7.83 x 0.25 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 24.55 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 12 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Intel Core M chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Dual-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy TabPro S has a score of 75, which is better than the Microsoft Surface 2's score of 63.4. The Galaxy TabPro S body is much newer and a lot thinner than the Microsoft Surface 2's, although it's just a bit heavier. Both of these devices have Windows OS, but the Galaxy TabPro S has older 10 Pro version and Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1.
The Microsoft Surface 2 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy TabPro S, although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bit smaller display and a just a bit lower display density. Galaxy TabPro S features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
Galaxy TabPro S has a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM. The Microsoft Surface 2 and the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S both feature really similar cameras, both of them have the same resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy TabPro S has a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2.
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