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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Windows RT |
| 2019-07-05 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 4.29 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a global score of 69, which is much better than Microsoft Surface RT's general score of 58.4. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with Android 11 operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is a extremely newer tablet, and it's also notably lighter and somewhat thinner than Microsoft Surface RT.
Microsoft Surface RT has a display that is just as good as the screen in Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although the Microsoft Surface RT has a little bit inferior number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit higher 768 x 1366 resolution and a lot bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has less internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, they both have 2 GB of RAM memory and a Quad-Core processor. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has a back facing camera with a much better resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT.
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