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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497Microsoft Surface Pro
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 65 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2012-09-28 | 2012-06-18 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | -- |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, getting a 65 score against 63.2. Although the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) and Microsoft Surface Pro were only released 3 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is thinner and much lighter. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) comes with Android 4.1 OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro OS.
Microsoft Surface Pro features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory and a much better 650 megahertz graphics co-processor. The Microsoft Surface Pro has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a quite larger display, a better number of pixels per inch in the screen and a way higher 1080 x 1920 resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) features a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) takes slightly better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a much better 1920x1080 video resolution and a lot better 3 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is also by far the cheapest one.
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