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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 10 |
| 2014-05-20 | 2020-09-28 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Gray | Black |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an overall score of 79, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3's 72.2 overall score. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. Although the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is just a little thicker than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, it's noticeably lighter and newer.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a little lower 1200 x 1920px resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a better performing CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a lot better (4K) video definition. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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