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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 10 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2020-09-28 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is way better than Microsoft Surface Pro, with a global score of 79 against 61.1. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has Android 10 OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro OS. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 design is noticeably newer, notably lighter and notably thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a slightly better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and more pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro. Both of them have the same internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little bit better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also counts with a greater number of cores. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a lot better (4K) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a way better 13 mega pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Microsoft Surface Pro.
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