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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2018-10-16 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 550.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Intel Core i7 8650U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| 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 | |
| 5870mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 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
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a general score of 81.5, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's score of 74. Although the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is newer than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, it's a lot heavier and a lot thicker. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a processing unit that's very similar to the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch one, because although the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has less 1900 megahertz processing cores, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch and Microsoft Surface Pro 6 count with extremely similar screens, although the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 also has a higher resolution of 2736 x 1824 pixels, a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a larger screen. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have the same video definition, a back camera with an 8 mega pixels and the same video frame rates.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 936 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
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