Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) vs Galaxy Tab S8 (SD 8G1)
Surface Go 3
(Amber Lake-R)
$400
Galaxy Tab S8
(SD 8G1)
$600
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Base Price
$400
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Base Price
$600
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CPU
Pentium Gold 6500Y
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CPU
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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GPU
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
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GPU
Adreno 730
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
64GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
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Display
11" AMOLED 2560x1600 Touch
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GB6S 850
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GB6M 1,700
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GB6S 1,310
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GB6M 3,515
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1080p 4 FPS
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FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
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N/A
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FP32 1.26 TFLOPS
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4GB
LPDDR3-1866
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
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8 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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64GB
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128GB
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58 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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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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11"
AMOLED
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400 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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120Hz
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1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
274 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
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1,000,000:1 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
13.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/3.35" Sensor Size
1.00 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
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
12.2MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
118˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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
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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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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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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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S Pen Tab S8
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Facial
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Fingerprint
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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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Bluetooth 5.2
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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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Compass
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Location
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QZSS
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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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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
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External
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24W
15.00V
1.60A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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30.9Wh
8000mAh
3.86V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 11 Hours
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Up to 15 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
253.8 mm (10 in)
Width
165.3 mm (6.5 in)
Depth
6.3 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
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Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
503 g (17.74 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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