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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-02 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Mocha |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 367.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Go's 66.5 overall score. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a newer portable tablet, and it is also thinner and noticeably lighter than Microsoft Surface Go.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better number of pixels in each inch in the screen and a slightly better resolution of 1200 x 1920. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 5 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores.
Microsoft Surface Go features a slightly bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes a lot better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Go. They have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video definition and a same resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this tablet a great choice.
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