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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| 2015-05-01 | 2015-11-08 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 93.48 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 375.00 | $ 599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 18.4 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | TFT |
| 214 pixels per inch | 120 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has an overall score of 66.3, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy View's global score of 61.5. Microsoft Surface 3's design is extremely lighter and way thinner than Samsung Galaxy View, although both were released only 6 months apart. The Microsoft Surface 3 features a sharper screen than Galaxy View, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1920 x 1280 and a way better pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy View counts with a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more 1600 MHz CPU cores. Microsoft Surface 3 has a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy View, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy View features a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3. The Microsoft Surface 3 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy View.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, the Microsoft Surface 3 is also by far the cheapest one.
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