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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2018-08-02 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 320 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 9 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is much better than Microsoft Surface Go, with a global score of 73.6 against 66.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch body is a lot thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface Go, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per display inch and a higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. Microsoft Surface Go captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. They have a 8 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rates and the same video resolution.
Microsoft Surface Go features a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
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