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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile
SGH-T859Microsoft Surface 2
AT&T| Global Score | |
| 56.6 | 61.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 3.0 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| -- | 2013-09-23 |
| 10.09 x 6.81 x 0.34 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.99 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 960.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.47 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.9 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 8.16 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 2 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile, having a 61.8 score against 56.6. The Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, and Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile works with Android 3.0 operating system. The Microsoft Surface 2 body is a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile.
Microsoft Surface 2 features a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile, because it has a quite larger screen, a greater screen density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 1920. Microsoft Surface 2 has a faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster).
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile counts with just a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has a back-facing camera with lot less megapixels resolution and a way worse (HD) video resolution. Microsoft Surface 2 has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 T-Mobile has a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
Microsoft Surface 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it a great choice.
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