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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
256 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-05-20 | 2017-03-24 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Gray | Black and Silver |
| Metal | Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3's 68.5 overall score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's body is noticeably newer, much lighter and notably thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little bit worse 1440 x 2160 resolution and a little bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger screen.
Galaxy Tab S3 takes way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a camera in the back with a much better resolution and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to others.
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