Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2012 January 2014 June 2014
Status Released - November 2012 Available - January 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Dark Titanium White, Black Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
116.4 x 193.4 x 9.7 mm
(4.58 x 7.61 x 0.38 in)
247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm
(9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz) 467 g (16.47 oz)
2G Network N/A No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Marvell PXA986 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU ULP GeForce Vivante GC1000 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8 GB ROM 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches 7.0 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 60.93% 72.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G - No HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall N/A Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited N/A Practically unlimited
Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 31.5 Wh 3600 mAh 7900 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - -