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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2013-09-23 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Mocha | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.55 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than the Microsoft Surface 2, getting a score of 74.6 against 63.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s design is extremely newer, thinner and extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit more powerful processor than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has more RAM memory and 4 more cores. Microsoft Surface 2 has a screen that is just as good as the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) one, because although the Microsoft Surface 2 has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a quite worse pixel number per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has 0 less internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) shoots way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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