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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-16 | 2019-07-05 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| $ 550.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 267 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 8650U chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is much better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with an 81.5 score against 69. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has Windows 10 operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with Android 11 operating system. Even being the best in this review, we must highlight that it is also just a bit thicker and much heavier.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a really bigger screen, a higher pixel count per screen inch and a much higher 2736 x 1824 resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 1000 GB internal memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), and although they both have 4 cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) takes better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rates and the same resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
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