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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 68.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2013-06-03 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 11.25 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 367.00 | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super Clear LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 42 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| 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 Tab 3 8-inch is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Go, getting a 68.7 score against 66.5. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch design is thinner and extremely lighter than the Microsoft Surface Go, although it was released 5 years before. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch comes with Android 4.2.2 OS, while Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 OS.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, a really smaller screen and a way lower 800 x 1280 resolution. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a bit faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch also counts with an additional graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch shoots a bit better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a way worse (HD) video resolution and a much less mega pixels camera in the back.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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