Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Windows RT |
| 2016-06-01 | 2012-06-18 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 4.29 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a global score of 70.2, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 overall score. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) design is extremely newer, thinner and noticeably lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, while Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1200 x 1920px resolution and a way better screen pixel density. Microsoft Surface RT has a slightly bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a bit better processor than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster). The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) captures much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a lot higher 8 mega pixels resolution back camera.
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