Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-09-23 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 31.99 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 292.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 0.77 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, having a general score of 75.2 against 65.1. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. Galaxy Tab S3's body is newer, extremely lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores. Galaxy Tab S3 features a screen that is very similar to the display in Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although the Galaxy Tab S3 has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels number per inch in the screen and a better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab S3 captures greater photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a much higher (4K) video definition. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it a great choice.
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