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| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2016-06-01 | 2013-09-23 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | -- |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 0.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a general score of 70.2, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2's 65.1 overall score. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) design is newer, thinner and a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a just a bit inferior pixel amount in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) shoots a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a lot better (Full HD) video resolution. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
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