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| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | -- |
| 2015-03-31 | 2020-05-05 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| -- | Angora blue, Chiffon pink and Oxford gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 349.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 10.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1280 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| x7-Z8700, 64-bit (Single-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 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 |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA and EDGE | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a general score of 78.2, which is better than Microsoft Surface 3's global score of 65.9. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite body is notably newer, lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 3. The Microsoft Surface 3 has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bit larger screen and a slightly higher 1280 x 1920 resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite counts with a quite better performance than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite also has a greater number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite captures much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 3. Both of them have a 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has just 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and the Microsoft Surface 3 cost the same, making it a simple decision.
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