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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
256 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-05-20 | 2014-06-12 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| Gray | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 425.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, with a 72.1 score against 68.5. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a notably thinner and lighter portable tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, even when they were only released with a couple months difference.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a little faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster). Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1600 x 2560px resolution and a greater display pixel density.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 shoots much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also by far the cheapest one.
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