Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (SD 8G1) vs Microsoft Surface Go (Kaby Lake)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (SD 8G1) $600
Microsoft Surface Go (Kaby Lake) $400
Base Price (MSRP)
$600
Base Price (MSRP)
$400
CPU
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
Pentium Gold 4415Y
GPU
Adreno 730
GPU
HD 615 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
11" AMOLED 2560x1600 Touch
Display
10" LCD IPS 1800x1200 Touch
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
Pentium Gold 4415Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,310
32%
GB6M 3,515
13%
GB6S 360
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GB6M 720
3%
Adreno 730
768 Shaders
818MHz
Shared Memory
HD 615 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.26 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
64GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11"
AMOLED
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10"
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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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
274 PPI
1800x1200
2.2 Million Pixels
216 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
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 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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Front
12.2MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
118˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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2.2x Zoom-Out
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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1080p 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
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1080p 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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Autofocus
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Not Included
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S Pen Tab S8
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
4
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 4.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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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
15.00V
1.60A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
30.9Wh
8000mAh
3.86V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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26.1Wh
3410mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15 Hours
Up to 8.5 Hours
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Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Height
253.8 mm (10 in)
Width
165.3 mm (6.5 in)
Depth
6.3 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
503 g (17.74 oz)
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Weight
522 g (18.41 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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