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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 74.3 |
| 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 | 16.47 ounces |
| Gray | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 189.00 |
| 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 i7 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 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a global score of 74.3, which is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3's 72.2 score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5's body is way lighter and thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, even though both were only released with a couple months difference. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has Android 4.4.2 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a higher pixels quantity in each inch of display. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with more processing cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a way higher 8 MP resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also a lot cheaper.
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