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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Windows 11 |
| 2020-09-28 | -- |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Black | Graphite and Platinum |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.68 |
| 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 has a score of 79, which is way better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8's general score of 64.8. Galaxy Tab Active 3's construction is a little thicker but extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with Windows 11 operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a screen that's just as good as the screen in Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a quite lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a much higher 1920 x 2880px resolution and a much larger display.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 23 percent greater battery capacity.
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