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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-05-20 | 2018-09-20 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Gray | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 383.00 | $ 250.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, having a score of 68.3 against 63.4. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a extremely newer tablet device, and it is also a little bit thinner and way lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a really larger screen, a quite greater pixels quantity per display inch and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2160px. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a little bit better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) captures much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Both of them have the same video resolution, a 5 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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