Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| -- | 2017-03-24 |
| 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 31.43 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Graphite and Platinum | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6200mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8's score of 64.8. The Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has Windows 11 operating system. The Galaxy Tab S3 is a much lighter and noticeably thinner tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a really bigger screen, a higher resolution of 1920 x 2880px and a little bit higher quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy Tab S3 features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a much more megapixels back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a much bigger storage for applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 6200mAh of battery capacity.
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