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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-04-27 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 266 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a global score of 74.6, which is way better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's 58.7 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a noticeably lighter and incredibly thinner tablet device than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows OS.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a really smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a bit better screen density. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a slightly bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much powerful processor than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a back-facing camera with lesser mega-pixels.
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