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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
LTE 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-04-29 | 2015-05-01 |
| 7.40 x 4.37 x 0.39 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 220.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 170 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 408 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has a general score of 66.5, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface 3's overall score of 66.3. Despite of the fact the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 is way older and thicker than the Microsoft Surface 3, it's design is still lighter. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 features a little faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has lesser cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a quite worse count of pixels per inch in the display, a really smaller screen and a way worse 600 x 1024 pixels resolution. Microsoft Surface 3 counts with a better camera than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera.
Microsoft Surface 3 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface 3.
Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this tablet an obvious call.
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