Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N) vs Galaxy Tab A8 (T618)

Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N) $580
Galaxy Tab A8 (T618) $180
Base Price
$580
Base Price
$180
CPU
N200
CPU
Tiger T618
GPU
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12
GPU
Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
3GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
32GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Display
10.5" LCD 1920x1200 Touch
N200
4 Cores
4 Threads
1GHz Clock
Tiger T618
8 Cores
8 Threads
2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,305
35%
GB6M 2,610
11%
GB5S 395
17%
GB5M 1,350
5%
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
Shared Memory
750MHz
Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz
24 Shaders
Shared Memory
850MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.04 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-4800
3GB
LPDDR4X-3733
24 Tabs
5%
4 Tabs
1%
64GB
32GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
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
60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
216 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
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
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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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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Autofocus
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Facial
No Biometrics
2
4
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
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Location
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Beidou
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Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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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
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
24W
15.00V
1.60A
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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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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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 12.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Android
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
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
Weight
521 g (18.38 oz)
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Weight
508 g (17.92 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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