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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-26 | 2020-09-28 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 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 |
| 6.49 | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an overall score of 79, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4's 73.8 general score. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 comes with Windows 10 Pro operating system. Although the Galaxy Tab Active 3 is thicker than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, it's notably lighter and also way newer.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a way lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater count of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a way bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 936 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet, making this tablet a very good choice.
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