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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2012-06-18 | 2017-10-10 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a score of 65.7, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) design is noticeably newer, much lighter and a little thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT OS.
Microsoft Surface RT has a bit superior processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have a Quad-Core CPU and the same RAM amount, the Microsoft Surface RT also has an extra graphics co-processor. Microsoft Surface RT features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a quite worse screen density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 768 x 1366 pixels and a lot larger screen.
Microsoft Surface RT features a little bit better memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) shoots greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a camera with lot more mega pixels.
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