Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Microsoft Surface 2

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
samsung galaxy tab 3 8.0
Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft
Announced June 2013 September 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors White Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 314 g (11.08 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.21% 65.28%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 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 present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4450 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h -