Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) vs Galaxy Tab A8 (T618)
Surface Go 3
(Amber Lake-R)
$400
Galaxy Tab A8
(T618)
$180
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Base Price
$400
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Base Price
$180
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CPU
Pentium Gold 6500Y
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CPU
Tiger T618
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GPU
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
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GPU
Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
3GB
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Storage
64GB
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Storage
32GB
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Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
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Display
10.5" LCD 1920x1200 Touch
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GB6S 850
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GB6M 1,700
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GB5S 395
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GB5M 1,350
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1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
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N/A
0%
FP32 0.04 TFLOPS
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4GB
LPDDR3-1866
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3GB
LPDDR4X-3733
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8 Tabs
2%
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4 Tabs
1%
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64GB
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32GB
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58 min 4K Video
1%
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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10.5"
LCD IPS
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10.5"
LCD
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400 Nits
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300 Nits
350 Nits Peak
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
216 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Touch
Capacitive
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Touch
Capacitive
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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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Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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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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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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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
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Facial
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
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No Cellular
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Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
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SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Motion
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Gyroscope
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Motion
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Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Utility
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Ambient Light
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Location
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Location
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Galileo
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Compass
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
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External
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24W
15.00V
1.60A
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8W
5.00V
1.55A
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USB-PD
1.55A 5V (7.75W)
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Surface Connect
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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27.1Wh
7040mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 11 Hours
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Up to 10 Hours
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
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Height
246.8 mm (9.7 in)
Width
161.9 mm (6.4 in)
Depth
6.9 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.300 L
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Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
508 g (17.92 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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