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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows 10 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2018-08-02 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Mocha | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 270 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.49 |
| 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 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Go, having a 74.6 score against 66.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) body is newer, notably lighter and somewhat thinner than Microsoft Surface Go. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 OS.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit superior processor than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a little bit better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a just a bit better pixel amount in each inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) shoots much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Go. Both of them have a 8 MP resolution back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates. Microsoft Surface Go features a slightly better storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
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, making it an obvious call.
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