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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT |
| 2015-11-08 | 2012-06-18 |
| 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 93.48 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 599.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 18.4 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 120 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T720 MP2 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.10 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy View has a score of 61.5, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 general score. Although Galaxy View is way newer than the Microsoft Surface RT, it is noticeably heavier and notably thicker. Microsoft Surface RT has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy View, because although it has a way smaller screen and a lot lower 768 x 1366px resolution, it also counts with a little bit better display density.
The Samsung Galaxy View has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT. Both have the same 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy View counts with a bit better processor than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy View also counts with more CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy View counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface RT. Microsoft Surface RT takes greater videos and photos than Galaxy View.
Although Galaxy View is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Microsoft Surface RT. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Galaxy View, else you can save some money and get the Microsoft Surface RT, resigning some specs and features.
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