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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | -- |
| 2014-05-20 | 2015-09-03 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5870mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, having a 74 score against 72.2. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a newer portable tablet, and it's also noticeably lighter and much thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has just a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cores.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch both feature similar screens, because although the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a little bit more pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and a way better 2560x1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video quality.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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