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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 208 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro, having a 74.5 score against 63.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a incredibly newer tablet device, and it is also incredibly lighter and way thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Microsoft Surface Pro features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a quite lower screen density and a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a little larger screen. Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a slightly better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher 8 mega pixels resolution and a way better 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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