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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows |
| 2020-04-27 | -- |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Mocha | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 270 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is a lot better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's score of 58.7. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a notably lighter and notably thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows operating system.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much powerful CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cpu cores. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a way smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit better screen density.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a lesser megapixels camera in the back.
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