Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Windows 10 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is better than the Microsoft Surface Go, with a general score of 75.2 against 66.5. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 OS. Galaxy Tab S3's body is somewhat lighter and a lot thinner than the Microsoft Surface Go, even though it was released about 17 months before.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a just a little greater pixel quantity per inch of display. The Microsoft Surface Go features a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go. Galaxy Tab S3 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a way better video quality and a lot higher 13 mega pixels resolution back camera.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S3 is also by far the cheapest one.
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