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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | -- |
| 2018-08-02 | 2018-08-10 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Gray |
| Metal | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is better than the Microsoft Surface Go, having a score of 78.8 against 66.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is a somewhat thinner and a little lighter device than Microsoft Surface Go, even though both were only released with a couple months difference. Galaxy Tab S4 features a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a little larger display, a greater pixels count in each screen inch and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
The Galaxy Tab S4 has just a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cpu cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution and a camera with a way higher 13 MP resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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