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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 148 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is way better than Microsoft Surface RT, having a global score of 74.5 against 58.4. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 body is way newer, somewhat thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a slightly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a higher pixels density. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a little faster processor than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 1 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a back facing camera with a way higher 8 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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