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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2020-04-27 | 2013-09-23 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Mocha | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 292.00 |
| 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 | -- |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | -- |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 0.77 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has an overall score of 74.6, which is better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2's 65.1 overall score. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a much newer tablet device, and it's also noticeably lighter and notably thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) have really similar displays, because although the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a little bit lower display density and a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a bigger display. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit more powerful CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) captures a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a much better 1920x1080 video definition.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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