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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| 2015-05-01 | 2018-08-10 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| -- | Black and Gray |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 375.00 | $ 307.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is much better than Microsoft Surface 3, with a overall score of 78.8 against 66.3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner than the Microsoft Surface 3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a better count of pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a little faster processor than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 also has a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3. Galaxy Tab S4 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much higher (4K) video definition and a lot more megapixels camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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