Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (SD 662, Late 2020) vs Microsoft Surface 3 (Intel Atom, Mid 2015)
            Samsung Galaxy Tab A7
            (SD 662, Late 2020)
                $230
            
        
    
            Microsoft Surface 3
            (Intel Atom, Mid 2015)
                $500
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $230 | Base Price (MSRP) $500 | 
| CPU Snapdragon 662  | CPU Atom x7-Z8700  | 
| GPU Adreno 610  | GPU HD 600MHz Gen 8  | 
| Memory 3GB  | Memory 2GB  | 
| Storage 32GB  | Storage 64GB  | 
| Display 10.4" LCD 2000×1200 Touch  | Display 10.8" LCD IPS 1920×1280 Touch  | 
| N/A 0% 243 GFLOPS FP32 0% | N/A 0% 154 GFLOPS FP32 0% | 
| 3GB LPDDR4X-3733 | 2GB LPDDR3-1600 | 
| 4 Tabs 1% | Unknown # Tabs 0% | 
| 32GB - | 64GB - | 
| Unknown # min 4K Video 0% | 58 min 4K Video 1% | 
| No Optical Drive | No Optical Drive | 
| - | - | 
| 10.4" LCD - - | 10.8" LCD IPS - - | 
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| Area 47.7 in² (307.9 cm²) 5:3 Aspect Ratio | Area 53.8 in² (347.3 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio | 
| Brightness 300 Nits 350 Nits Peak | Brightness 400 Nits - | 
| Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | 
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| - - | - - | 
| Resolution 2000×1200 2.4 Million Pixels 224 PPI | Resolution 1920×1280 2.5 Million Pixels 214 PPI | 
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| LED Backlight - 1,400:1 Contrast | LED Backlight - 1,400:1 Contrast | 
| Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | 
| Colour Depth 8-bit | Colour Depth 8-bit | 
| Coverage 97% sRGB - - | Coverage 100% sRGB - - | 
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 
| - - Fully Laminated | - - Fully Laminated | 
| Touch Capacitive | Touch Capacitive | 
| Main 8.0MP 31mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/4" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size - - | Main 8.1MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2 Aperture 1/4" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size - - | 
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| Front 5.0MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/5" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size 80˚ Diagonal Field of View | Front 1.2MP 31mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/6" Sensor Size 1.75 µm Pixel Size 70˚ Diagonal Field of View | 
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| Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | 
| Max FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max FPS 30 FPS 720p - - - | 
| Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max Front FPS 30 FPS 720p - - - | 
| Features - - Autofocus - - - - Video Stabilization - - Photo Geotagging - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| No Biometrics | No Biometrics | 
| 4 | 2 | 
| 2 | 2 | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X5 4G | 
|  | Speed Up to 150Mbps Download Up to 50Mbps Upload | 
|  |  | 
| Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps | 
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 | 
| Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | 
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 
| Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) - - - - - - | Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Location GPS - GLONASS Galileo - Beidou - Compass | - - - - - - - - - | 
| Integrated Chipset | Integrated Chipset | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| Audio 1x Audio Jack - | Audio 1x Audio Jack - | 
| Card - 1x micro SDXC Card | Card - 1x micro SDXC Card | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - | - | 
| External | External | 
| 8W 5.00V 1.55A | 14W 5.20V 2.50A | 
| USB-PD 1.55A 5V (7.75W) - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | 
| - USB-A - Removable Cable - | Surface Connect - - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable | 
| 27.1Wh 7040mAh 3.85V Lithium-Ion - | 27.5Wh 7275mAh 3.78V Lithium-Ion Polymer - | 
| Up to 10 Hours | Up to 10 Hours | 
| - - - - - | - - - - - | 
| Android | Windows | 
| Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | Build Material Magnesium, Glass - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Height 247.6 mm (9.7 in) Width 157.4 mm (6.2 in) Depth 7 mm (0.3 in) Volume 0.300 L | Height 267 mm (10.5 in) Width 187 mm (7.4 in) Depth 8.6 mm (0.3 in) Volume 0.400 L | 
| Weight 476 g (16.79 oz) - - | Weight 620 g (21.87 oz) - - | 
| CPU Not Upgradable | CPU Not Upgradable | 
| GPU Not Upgradable | GPU Not Upgradable | 
| Memory Not Upgradable | Memory Not Upgradable | 
| Storage Not Upgradable | Storage Not Upgradable | 
| Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | 
| Motherboard Not Upgradable | Motherboard Not Upgradable | 
| Power Supply Not Upgradable | Power Supply Not Upgradable | 
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