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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2012-02-27 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 21.16 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 435.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super PLS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | ARM Mali GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go is slightly better than Galaxy Note 10.1, with a general score of 66.5 against 66.3. The Microsoft Surface Go is a noticeably newer tablet device, and it is also a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy Note 10.1. Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system, and Galaxy Note 10.1 works with Android 4.4 operating system.
Microsoft Surface Go has a little more vivid display than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel number per display inch and a much better 1800 x 1200 pixels resolution. Microsoft Surface Go has more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Go has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with 6 GB more RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface Go features a superior camera than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a back camera with much more mega-pixels and a way higher video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Microsoft Surface Go is also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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