Galaxy Tab S8+ (SD 8G1) vs Surface Pro X+ (SQ2)

Galaxy Tab S8+ (SD 8G1) $900
Surface Pro X+ (SQ2) $1,300
Base Price
$900
Base Price
$1,300
CPU
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
Microsoft SQ2
GPU
Adreno 730
GPU
Adreno 690
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12.4" AMOLED 2800x1752 Touch
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
Microsoft SQ2
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.15GHz Clock
GB6S 1,310
35%
GB6M 3,515
15%
N/A
0%
N/A
0%
Adreno 730
768 Shaders
Shared Memory
818MHz
Adreno 690
768 Shaders
Shared Memory
680MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 1.26 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 1.04 TFLOPS
2%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
128GB
256GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.4"
AMOLED
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13"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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450 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2800x1752
4.9 Million Pixels
266 PPI
2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 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
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 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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Zoom
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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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K 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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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Modes
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Not Included
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S Pen Tab S8
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
4
2
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X24
4G
Speed
Up to 2000Mbps Download
Up to 316Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
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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2x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
Not Included
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65W
15.00V
4.00A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
38.9Wh
10090mAh
3.86V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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38.2Wh
5040mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 15 Hours
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, 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
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
7.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
567 g (20 oz)
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Weight
774 g (27.3 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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