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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Pro | -- |
| 2017-06-15 | 2015-09-03 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has an overall score of 82.4, which is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's global score of 73.6. Even though Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is newer than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, it is notably thicker and much heavier. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a way lower 1536 x 2048px resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixel density. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 936 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) takes a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. They have the same video frame rate, a 8 mega pixels resolution back camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
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