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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 12 |
| 2012-06-18 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 148 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| 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 | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.96 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a general score of 75.8, which is much better than Microsoft Surface RT's global score of 58.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a incredibly thinner and lighter tablet than the Microsoft Surface RT. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra comes with Android 12 OS, while Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS.
The Microsoft Surface RT features a much better performance than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has lesser RAM memory and 4 less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Microsoft Surface RT counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a lot lower pixel density, a lot smaller screen and a way worse 768 x 1366 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way more MP camera in the back and a much better video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
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