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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-02 | 2019-10-01 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 9.59 x 6.70 x 0.39 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 23.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 680.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active Pro is better than Microsoft Surface Go, having a 77.5 score against 66.5. Even though the Galaxy Tab Active Pro is newer than the Microsoft Surface Go, it's thicker and way heavier. The Galaxy Tab Active Pro works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro has a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with a little bit better screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a quite larger display, a little better display pixels density and a slightly better 1200 x 1920px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro shoots a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go.
Galaxy Tab Active Pro costs a lot more money than Microsoft Surface Go, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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