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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Windows 8 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2013-06-20 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| -- | Super PLS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Intel Atom Z2760 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go has an overall score of 66.5, which is a little bit better than Samsung ATIV Tab 3's score of 65. Both tablets in this review include Windows operating system, but the Microsoft Surface Go has newer 10 version and Samsung ATIV Tab 3 has Windows 8 version, so it provides a couple additional features. Although Microsoft Surface Go is a bit thicker than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, it's lighter and notably newer.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a way worse resolution of 768 x 1366 pixels and a lot lower pixels number per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bigger display. Microsoft Surface Go has much more memory to install games and applications than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Microsoft Surface Go features a little bit better processing power than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and although they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Go also has a larger amount of RAM. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a better camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Microsoft Surface Go also has a back-facing camera with a lot better 8 mega-pixels resolution.
Microsoft Surface Go and Samsung ATIV Tab 3 both count with quite similar batteries duration.
Although Microsoft Surface Go is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung ATIV Tab 3. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get Samsung ATIV Tab 3, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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