Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| -- | 2015-05-02 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 266 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a 60.5 score against 58.7. Galaxy Tab A 9.7 comes with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows operating system. Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is a noticeably lighter and much thinner tablet device than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a really superior processing power than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a way greater pixels density, a much higher resolution of 1920 x 2880px and a lot larger screen.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7's camera is just as good as Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's camera, although the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a lot worse resolution back camera. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a much greater memory for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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