Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-11-01 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4450mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a score of 75.1, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2's overall score of 70. Microsoft Surface Pro 4's design is thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, but it's noticeably heavier and was released many years before. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a better looking display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot better resolution of 1824 x 2736 pixels, a really larger screen and a higher pixel number per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a much better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 984 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both of them have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back facing camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper, which makes this tablet a simple decision.
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