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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-05-01 | 2014-06-12 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 375.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 214 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an overall score of 72.1, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 general score. Galaxy Tab S 10.5's design is noticeably thinner and incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface 3, although it was released only 11 months before. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features an incredibly better display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Microsoft Surface 3 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a bit faster processor than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster).
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface 3. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 3. They have the same video frame rate, a same resolution camera in the back and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also by far the cheapest, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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