Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-08-02 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | Super PLS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Go, getting a general score of 70.2 against 66.5. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a much older and a little bit heavier tablet than Microsoft Surface Go, but Samsung made it a little thinner anyway.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a just a little better amount of pixels per inch of screen, a quite bigger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1200 x 1920. Microsoft Surface Go counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with more 1600 MHz cpu cores. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Go. Both of them have the same resolution back facing camera, the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates.
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