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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2014-01-06 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 11.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| -- | Super Clear LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 25 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a score of 75.2, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Go's score of 66.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is a lot older than Microsoft Surface Go, it's body is way lighter and somewhat thinner. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 counts with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a much sharper display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a way higher quantity of pixels per display inch. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a little faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 6 GB less RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU and more processing cores.
The Microsoft Surface Go has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Go. They have the same video frame rates, the same video quality and a same resolution back facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is also by far the cheapest one, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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