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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-04-26 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 16.54 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has an overall score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 4's overall score of 75.1. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) counts with Android 11 operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is a way newer tablet device, and it is also just a bit thinner and extremely lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a much better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a lot higher resolution of 1824 x 2736px, a little bit more pixels per inch of screen and a bigger screen.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 1000 GB internal memory. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) takes way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. They have the same video frame rates, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same (Full HD) video definition.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is also by far the cheapest.
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