Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Windows 10 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2019-10-23 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Matte Black and Platinum |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 520.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, with a global score of 70 against 66.9. Galaxy Tab Active 2 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 7 comes with Windows 10 OS. Galaxy Tab Active 2's body is extremely lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, but it's somewhat thicker and was released many years before.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot bigger screen, more pixels per screen inch and a way better 2736 x 1824 resolution. Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 takes much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. Both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a 8 mega pixels resolution camera and the same video frame rate.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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