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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 13, 12 |
| 2018-10-16 | 2022-02-25 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 550.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LTPS |
| 267 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 8650U chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S8, with a score of 81.5 against 76.7. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 works with Windows 10 operating system, while Galaxy Tab S8 comes with Android 13 operating system. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is better than the Galaxy Tab S8, it must be told that it is also a way older, much heavier and incredibly thicker device.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a quite lower amount of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 2736 x 1824 pixels. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a much better processing power than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has 4 less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 takes much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a way higher resolution back camera. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S8 has a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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