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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
128 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 8.0
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 68.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
| 2014-05-20 | 2013-02-24 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 383.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 8.0 has a general score of 68.4, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3's 63.4 score. Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. Despite of the fact that Galaxy Note 8.0 is older than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, it's design is notably lighter and somewhat thinner.
The Galaxy Note 8.0 features a bit faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and 2 more CPU cores. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a bit higher pixels count per inch in the screen, a much bigger display and a lot better 1440 x 2160px resolution.
The Galaxy Note 8.0 captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Both of them have a camera in the back with a 5 megapixels resolution, the same video frame rates and the same 1280x720 video definition. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a very superior storage for apps and games than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Note 8.0 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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