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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| 2015-11-08 | 2015-05-01 |
| 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 93.48 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| $ 599.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 18.4 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 120 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 MP2 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.55 |
| 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 | |
| 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has a general score of 66.3, which is a bit better than Galaxy View's general score of 61.5. Microsoft Surface 3 is a notably lighter and notably thinner tablet than Galaxy View, even when both of them were released only a couple of months apart. Samsung Galaxy View has a little faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with more cores.
Microsoft Surface 3 has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy View, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1920 x 1280 resolution and a way greater pixels density. The Microsoft Surface 3 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy View. Microsoft Surface 3 features slightly more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy View, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Galaxy View has a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 3.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, Microsoft Surface 3 is also a lot cheaper.
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