Microsoft Surface Go vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Microsoft Surface Go Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)
Released · Aug 02, 2018
Released · Apr 26, 2019
10.0-inch · 1200x1800px
10.1-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
3GB · 128GB
6150 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$550 $330

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches
245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
18.41 oz / 522.0 g 16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
10.0-inch, 69.42% screen-to-body 10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1200x1800px, 216 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1600 MHz
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
8GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Windows (10) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
6150 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP 8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Video recording
1080p 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $400
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $280
with 32 GB storage, no gold color
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $230
LTE version
Phone functionality Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type Nano SIM
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