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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2018-08-02 | 2016-02-18 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 12.67 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go has a score of 66.5, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0's overall score of 64.9. Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 counts with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. The Microsoft Surface Go body is notably newer and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0's, although it is way heavier.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a quite greater pixels density, a larger display and a way better 1800 x 1200px resolution. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM memory.
Microsoft Surface Go features a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab E 8.0 counts with a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go.
Galaxy Tab E 8.0 counts with a better camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a way worse video quality and a much lower resolution back camera.
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