Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-06-15 | 2016-06-01 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | Super PLS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a global score of 82.4, which is much better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s score of 70.2. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s body is newer, but just a little bit thicker and a lot heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) works with Windows 10 Pro operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a larger display, a bit more pixels per display inch and a way better resolution of 2736 x 1824px. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a much bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Both of them have a back-facing camera with an 8 megapixels, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate.
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