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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.2.2 | Windows 10 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Go, getting a 68.7 score against 66.5. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is much older than the Microsoft Surface Go, it's design is thinner and a lot lighter. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with Android 4.2.2 operating system, while Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a bit more powerful processor than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch also counts with a graphics processor. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with just a bit better display than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a much smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels and a bit inferior pixels quantity in each inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch takes a bit better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a back facing camera with a way worse resolution and a way worse video resolution. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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