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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2018-08-02 | 2017-10-10 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a 66.5 score against 65.7. Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Microsoft Surface Go body is newer and a bit thinner, but much heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017).
The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way better 1800 x 1200 resolution, a bigger display and a bit better display pixel density. The Microsoft Surface Go features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although faster), it also counts with more RAM.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) captures greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have the same video frame rate, a back camera with an 8 mega-pixels and the same 1920x1080 video resolution. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
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