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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 13 |
| 2017-06-15 | 2023-07-26 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Beige and Graphite |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | -- |
| -- | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is much better than Galaxy Tab S9, with an 82.4 score against 64.1. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has Windows 10 Pro operating system, while Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 operating system. Even being the best tablet in this review, Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is a way older, way heavier and notably thicker tablet than Galaxy Tab S9.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a much powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with more RAM. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because it has a quite bigger display. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 1000 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab S9 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
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