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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 68.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows | Android 4.2.2 |
| -- | 2013-06-03 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 11.25 ounces |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super Clear LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 42 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a overall score of 68.7 against 58.7. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with Android 4.2.2 OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows OS. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a incredibly lighter and notably thinner portable tablet than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280, a really smaller display and a way lower pixel quantity per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features a very superior performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has 6,5 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU and 1 more CPU cores.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch captures better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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