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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 13, 12 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2022-02-25 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| -- | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LTPS |
| 148 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has a global score of 76.7, which is way better than the Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 counts with Android 13 operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is a incredibly newer portable tablet, and it is also extremely lighter and a lot thinner than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Microsoft Surface RT features a much faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 6 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a GPU. Galaxy Tab S8 has a slightly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way higher 1600 x 2560 resolution, a much greater pixels density and a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy Tab S8 features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT. Galaxy Tab S8 has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a back-facing camera with a much better 13 MP resolution.
Although Galaxy Tab S8 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Microsoft Surface RT. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Galaxy Tab S8, else you can save some dollars and get the Microsoft Surface RT, giving up some specifications.
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