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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 69.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2013-02-24 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 8.0 is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Go, having a 69.2 score against 66.5. The Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy Note 8.0 is a lot older than Microsoft Surface Go, it's construction is just a little thinner and incredibly lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a bit more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a way smaller screen, a much lower resolution of 800 x 1280 and a bit inferior pixel count in each inch in the screen. Microsoft Surface Go counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Note 8.0 features a bit more powerful CPU than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and more 1.6 GHz cpu cores. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 features a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go. The Galaxy Note 8.0 has a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a lot lower video quality and a camera in the back with a lot worse resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it a great choice.
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