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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-05-20 | 2020-04-27 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Gray | Mocha |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 425.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, having a general score of 74.6 against 68.5. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is a lot newer, incredibly thinner and much lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a quite lower screen density, it also counts with a slightly higher 1440 x 2160 resolution and a way larger screen. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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