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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 79 | 72.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2020-09-28 | 2014-05-20 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| Black | Gray |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Intel Core i7 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 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 | 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 and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, getting a overall score of 79 against 72.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3's construction is notably newer and much lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 3's, although it's just a little thicker.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with just a bit better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a greater hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster).
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a lot higher video quality and a way better 13 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also by far the cheapest, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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