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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Windows |
| 2019-07-05 | -- |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.37 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is much better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having a 69 score against 58.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 operating system, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) construction is lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much larger display, a greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 2880. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a much faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a less MP resolution back facing camera.
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