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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-06-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | Super PLS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a global score of 70.2, which is much better than Microsoft Surface RT's general score of 58.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) body is noticeably newer, thinner and much lighter than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a lot higher number of pixels per display inch. The Microsoft Surface RT has a little bit more memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a little faster CPU than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also counts with a higher number of faster cores. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) takes way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
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