Microsoft Surface 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2013 | February 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2013 | Available - March 2017 |
| Colors | |
| Dark Titanium | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm (10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in) |
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) | 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE)) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| No | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| No | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor |
| Notification LED | |
| - | No |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar] | Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar] | Adreno 530 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.2, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support | Yes |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |