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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 13 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2023-07-26 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| -- | Beige and Graphite |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | -- |
| -- | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 148 pixels per inch | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (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 740 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 | -- |
| 4.29 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 has a general score of 64.1, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT's overall score of 58.4. The Galaxy Tab S9 body is extremely newer, much lighter and noticeably thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. The Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 OS, and Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT OS.
The Microsoft Surface RT features a lot better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Microsoft Surface RT features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a little bit smaller display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a much more mega-pixels back camera. The Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
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