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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-06-18 | 2019-07-05 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 208 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a score of 69, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro's global score of 63.2. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is a extremely newer tablet device, and it's also a lot lighter and noticeably thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) works with Android 11 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much larger display, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little bit higher display density. Microsoft Surface Pro has a little better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a lower number of cores, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Microsoft Surface Pro features a bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way more mega pixels back camera and a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a much better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro.
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