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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2020-09-28 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | -- |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 5.06 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface Pro's global score of 63.2. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 design is incredibly newer, extremely lighter and a lot thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has Android 10 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro OS.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little faster processor than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also counts with more processing cores. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with just a bit better display than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixel density and a bit higher 1200 x 1920 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way better video quality and a lot more mega pixels camera in the back. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro, although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest.
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