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| Global Score | |
| 61.4 | 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 |
| $ 475.00 | $ 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 i3 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, getting a general score of 79 against 61.4. Even though Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a little bit thicker than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, it's a lot lighter and a lot newer. Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro OS.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a quite better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has 6 more processing cores. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel quantity in each inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a way better video quality and a much more MP back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. They have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 costs a little more than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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