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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 58.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-06-18 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 7.61 x 4.58 x 0.38 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 11.36 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 600 x 1024 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 148 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.64 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 18 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 3 V is a bit better than Microsoft Surface RT, getting a 58.5 score against 58.4. The Galaxy Tab 3 V comes with Android 4.4 operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT operating system. The Galaxy Tab 3 V is a extremely lighter but just a little thicker tablet than Microsoft Surface RT.
Galaxy Tab 3 V counts with a little more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller display and a way worse 1024 x 600 resolution, it also counts with a little greater pixels count per display inch. Microsoft Surface RT features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 56 GB more internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface RT counts with a faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has 3 more 1.3 GHz CPU cores, an additional graphics co-processor and a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy Tab 3 V features a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 640x480 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V also has a way more megapixels back facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, Galaxy Tab 3 V is also cheaper than the Microsoft Surface RT.
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