Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

Microsoft Surface
microsoft surface
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
samsung galaxy tab 3 8.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung
Announced October 2012 June 2013
Status Released - November 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Dark Titanium White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 314 g (11.08 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 71.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G - HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 31.5 Wh 4450 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 11 h