Microsoft Surface Go vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

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Microsoft Surface Go Samsung Galaxy Tab A7
Released · Aug 02, 2018
Released · Oct 08, 2020
10.0-inch · 1200x1800px
10.4-inch · 2000x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
7040 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 09, 2018 Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$550 $230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
18.41 oz / 522.0 g 16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Colors
Silver Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
10.0-inch, 69.42% screen-to-body 10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1200x1800px, 216 PPI 2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm) Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1600 MHz
Octa-core
4x2.0GHz Kryo 260
4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615 Adreno 610
Memory
8GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Windows (10) Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP 8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
1080p 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
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
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 64GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $280
with LTE support
Weight 16.83 oz / 477.0 g
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-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type Nano SIM
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