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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 12 |
| 2018-08-02 | -- |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is much better than the Microsoft Surface Go, having a general score of 75.8 against 66.5. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has Android 12 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 operating system. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a a lot lighter and noticeably thinner tablet device than Microsoft Surface Go.
The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a way worse 1800 x 1200 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch of display. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra's memory capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Go one, they have exactly the same internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Go features a very superior CPU than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has 6 less processing cores , they both have the same RAM memory amount. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra takes much better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a much higher video definition and a much more mega-pixels camera.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
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