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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0
Sprint LTESM-T237
Microsoft Surface Pro 2
512 GB| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.2 | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2014-04-01 | 2013-09-23 |
| 7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 9.74 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| $ 169.00 | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Marvell PXA1088 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Vivante GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | -- |
| f/2.60 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 0.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 7.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, getting a 65.6 score against 65.1. Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 2 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is a extremely lighter and much thinner portable tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, although both were released with only a few months difference.
The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 counts with just a bit better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a way smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. They have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1280x720 (HD) video resolution.
Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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