Which tablet device is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Microsoft Surface Pro against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 to see which is the better choice.
In terms of design and display, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 has an 8 inches TFT LCD display with a resolution of 1280x800pixels and 189ppi. Its dimensions are 209.8×123.8×7.4 mm and weighs 314grams. The 10.1 inches variant has the same screen resolution, but the pixel density is lower at 149ppi.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with a 12 inches ClearType HD display and a resolution of 2160x1440pixels and 216ppi. Plus, users have the possibility to connect the device to an external monitor. Its dimensions are 29×20.1×9.1 mm and it weighs 800 grams. It has a silver magnesium shell design, which gives a premium look to the tablet.
For hardware and OS, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is equipped with a 1.5GHz dual-core Exynos 4 processor, and has Mali-400 GPU. It has 1.5GB of RAM and two variants of internal memories: 16/32 GB, which is expandable up to 64GB. It runs on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS and you can access all kinds of useful apps.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is available in three variants of dual –core processors: a 1.5GHz i3-4020Y (3MB cache and 11.5W) with 64GB of internal storage, a 2.9GHz i5-4300U (3MB cache and 15W) with 128GB of internal storage and a 3.3GHz i7-4650U (4MB cache and 15 W) with 256GB of internal storage. The tablet runs on the Windows 8.1 OS with 4 or 8GB of RAM
For battery usage and camera specs, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 has a battery with a capacity of 4,450mAh, and it allows users to use it for 11 hours (multimedia) or listen to music for 96 hours.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 ont he other hand, comes with an 8000mAh battery which lasts 9 hours when use the device continuously.
The rear camera on the Samsung device is at 5MP (2560 x 1920pixels, autofocus, touch focus, face detection and geo tagging), and the front camera is 1.3MP, which users can record videos 720p@30fps. The Microsoft tablet has a 5MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera with 1080p HD.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 16GB variant cost $250 in amazon.com.The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 starts from $799 for the i3 variant, while the i7 variant costs $1949.
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