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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2012-06-18 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 148 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a global score of 75.2, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's design is much newer, notably lighter and way thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT.
Galaxy Tab S3 features a bit more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also counts with a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a better memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has 0 less internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 takes way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot higher video definition and a way better resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface RT, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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