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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 65.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-08-02 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 16.43 x 10.37 x 0.68 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 78.72 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 17.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 127 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 0.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 12000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy View 2, having a 66.5 score against 65.3. Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 operating system, while Samsung Galaxy View 2 works with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. The Microsoft Surface Go is a lighter and incredibly thinner device than the Samsung Galaxy View 2, although they were released with only 9 months difference.
The Samsung Galaxy View 2 features a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 5 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with 6 more processing cores. Microsoft Surface Go features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy View 2, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater screen pixel density and a little bit higher 1800 x 1200px resolution.
Microsoft Surface Go takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy View 2. Samsung Galaxy View 2 counts with more memory to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
Galaxy View 2 features a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Microsoft Surface Go is also a bargain compared to others.
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