Microsoft Surface Go vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Microsoft Surface Go Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Released · Aug 02, 2018
Released · Aug 09, 2019
10.0-inch
10.5-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 256GB
7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
18.41 oz (522.0 g) 14.82 oz (420.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
10.0-inch 10.5-inch
Resolution
1200x1800px, 216 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
69.42 % 81.93 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1600 MHz
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615 Adreno 640
RAM
8GB 8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Windows (10) Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP 13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 550 $ 730

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 09, 2018 Jul 31, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 400
with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP $ 650
with LTE support
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type Nano SIM
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