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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Windows |
| 2020-09-28 | -- |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is way better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having a score of 79 against 58.7. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has Android 10 OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows OS. Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a a bit thicker but a lot lighter tablet device than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much greater hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a really smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel density.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 shoots much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much better memory capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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