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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-05-20 | 2019-07-05 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Gray | Black and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with a overall score of 72.2 against 69. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 OS. Even being the best tablet we compare here, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 construction is incredibly older, thicker and incredibly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019).
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a lot larger display, a much better resolution of 1440 x 2160px and a little greater pixels density. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features just a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) shoots greater photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has a lot more mega pixels camera. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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