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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | -- |
| 2018-08-02 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is better than Microsoft Surface Go, having a 73.6 score against 66.5. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is an noticeably older tablet than the Microsoft Surface Go, but it's noticeably lighter and much thinner anyway. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixel density and a better 1536 x 2048 resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Go has a bit more storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go. Microsoft Surface Go captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. They have a camera with an 8 mega pixels, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
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