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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 11 | Windows 10 |
| 2022-01-13 | 2018-10-16 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | $ 550.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 210 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Intel Core i7 8650U chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, getting a score of 81.5 against 62.6. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 comes with Windows 10 operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 operating system. Even though Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, it must be noted that it's also way older, noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has more pixels per screen inch, a bigger display and a way better resolution of 2736 x 1824px. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a really superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with more RAM. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a camera that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 one, they have a camera in the back with an 8 megapixels.
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
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