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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2015-11-08 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 93.48 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 18.4 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | TFT |
| 148 pixels per inch | 120 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy View is a bit better than Microsoft Surface RT, having a 61.5 score against 58.4. Samsung Galaxy View's body is noticeably newer, but thicker and much heavier than Microsoft Surface RT. The Samsung Galaxy View counts with a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy View also counts with a larger number of cores.
Microsoft Surface RT has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy View, because although it has a way smaller screen and a lot worse 768 x 1366 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy View counts with a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Microsoft Surface RT. Both of them have the same internal memory.
The Galaxy View has a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface RT. Microsoft Surface RT takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy View.
Although Samsung Galaxy View is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Microsoft Surface RT. If you are trying to save some money, you can buy the Microsoft Surface RT, and give up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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