Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ (SD 8G1) vs Microsoft Surface RT (Tegra 3)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ (SD 8G1) $900
Microsoft Surface RT (Tegra 3) $500
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
CPU
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
Tegra 3
GPU
Adreno 730
GPU
Tegra 3
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
32GB
Display
12.4" AMOLED 2800x1752 Touch
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1366x768 Touch
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
Tegra 3
5 Cores
5 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
GB6S 1,310
32%
GB6M 3,515
13%
N/A
0%
N/A
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Adreno 730
768 Shaders
818MHz
Shared Memory
Tegra 3
8 Shaders
520MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.26 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
2GB
LPDDR2-1066
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
32GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.4"
AMOLED
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10.6"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2800x1752
4.9 Million Pixels
266 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
148 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
13.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/3.35" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
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Main
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Ultrawide
6.0MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.8" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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12.2MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
118˚ 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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2.2x Zoom-Out
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5x Digital Zoom-In
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Panorama
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Not Included
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Not Included
S Pen Tab S8
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
Not Included
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24W
12.00V
2.00A
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Surface Connect 5-Pin
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
38.9Wh
10090mAh
3.86V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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31.5Wh
4257mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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Android
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Height
285 mm (11.2 in)
Width
185 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
5.7 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
9.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
567 g (20 oz)
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Weight
680 g (23.99 oz)
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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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Change Comparison