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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Windows 10 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 6.49 |
| 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 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a score of 69, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Go's general score of 66.5. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s design is newer, just a bit thinner and noticeably lighter than the Microsoft Surface Go. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) works with Android 11 operating system, while Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Go counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a larger screen, a bit more pixels per screen inch and a way higher resolution of 1800 x 1200. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have the same video frame rates, a back facing camera with an 8 MP resolution and the same video resolution.
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