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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2014-01-06 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 11.82 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| -- | Super Clear LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4800mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 25 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a general score of 75.2, which is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 4's 75.1 general score. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is an older tablet device than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, but Samsung managed to make it extremely lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 counts with a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a bit worse 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a better display density. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 1000 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features a much more powerful CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores and an extra graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. They have the same video resolution, a 8 megapixels back-facing camera and the same video frame rates.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a no doubt choice.
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