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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2015-09-03 | 2017-06-15 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 320 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 23 |
| 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 | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is better than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, having a score of 82.4 against 73.6. Even though Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is newer than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, it's way thicker and notably heavier. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a little bit better display than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a little better screen pixels density.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both of them have the same (Full HD) video quality, a 8 MP camera and the same video frame rate.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 1000 GB internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
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