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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2019-07-05 | 2017-06-15 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 23 |
| 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 | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a score of 82.4, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s score of 69. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) body is much older, way heavier and just a bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) comes with Windows 10 Pro operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a lot higher 2736 x 1824 resolution, a way larger display and a greater count of pixels per screen inch. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a bit better CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a 8 mega pixels back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
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