Microsoft Surface Pro 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 03, 2018	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$550	$800

Design

Dimensions
11.5 x 7.9 x 0.33 inches 292.1 x 200.7 x 8.4 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
27.94 oz / 792.0 g	17.57 oz / 498.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Black, Gray	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
12.3-inch, 76.86% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1824x2736px, 267 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Intel Core i7 8650U (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1900 MHz	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 620	Adreno 740
Memory
16GB/1000GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Windows (10)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2128
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5657
3D Mark High
Untested	3853
3D Mark Low
Untested	3033

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Battery

Type
	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Full-size USB, USB 3.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
	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
Mini Displayport	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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