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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| -- | 2017-10-10 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a general score of 65.7 against 58.7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s design is a lot lighter and just a little thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has more pixels per inch in the screen, a much better resolution of 1920 x 2880 pixels and a lot bigger display. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much better performing processor than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega-pixels.
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