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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 13 | Windows 10 |
| 2023-07-26 | 2018-08-02 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10 inches |
| -- | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | -- |
| -- | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go has a score of 66.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab S9's 64.1 general score. Although Microsoft Surface Go is better than Galaxy Tab S9, it must be told that it's also a much older, just a little heavier and incredibly thicker tablet device. Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system, and Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 operating system.
Microsoft Surface Go has a much better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has 6 less CPU cores (but faster), they both have 8 GB of RAM. The Microsoft Surface Go features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a quite smaller screen. The Galaxy Tab S9 features just a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S9 has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Go, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy Tab S9 has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
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