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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-06-18 | 2019-07-05 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 148 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| 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 (2019) has a general score of 69, which is better than the Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 general score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s body is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and much lighter than Microsoft Surface RT.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a little bit better performance than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, they both have 4 processing cores and 2 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a screen that's just as good as Microsoft Surface RT's display, because although the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a little lower 800 x 1280px resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has a back camera with a lot better resolution. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a superior memory for apps and games than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has just 32 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
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