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| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-09-23 | 2018-08-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 31.99 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 292.00 | $ 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 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.77 | 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 and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a general score of 74.5, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 2's overall score of 65.1. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a incredibly newer device, and it's also noticeably lighter and thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a just a little inferior pixel number per inch in the display and a little lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite bigger display. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is way more expensive than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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