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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-08-02 | 2018-09-20 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 250.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a score of 68.3, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Go's general score of 66.5. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, and Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 OS. Although the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) and Microsoft Surface Go were released only a few months apart, Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s construction is extremely lighter but also just a little thicker.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a bigger screen, a little bit more pixels per screen inch and a much better 1800 x 1200 pixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface Go features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a much less MP resolution camera in the back and a lower video definition. Microsoft Surface Go has slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a much better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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