Microsoft Surface Pro 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$1099

Design

Dimensions
11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches 287 x 208 x 9.3 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
31.43 oz / 891.0 g	25.61 oz / 726.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Colors
Graphite, Platinum	Graphite

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 84.28% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
120Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2880x1920px, 3:2 ratio, 266 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 16GB/128GB 32GB/128GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Windows (11)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
6200 mAh	11200 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
10 MP	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	6 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM

Memory	16GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 32GB RAM

Memory	32GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

With Intel Core i7 11th Gen processor

System chip	Intel Core i7 1185G7 (10 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 4800 MHz

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 5G

Weight	25.68 oz / 728.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready

Links

Full specifications
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs
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