Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Microsoft Surface Go Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Microsoft Surface Go
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Aug 02, 2018
10.1-inch · 1920x1200px
10.0-inch · 1200x1800px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
8GB · 128GB
7300 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
Weight
18.52 oz (525.0 g) 18.41 oz (522.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Silver

Display

Size
10.1-inch 10.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI 1200x1800px, 216 PPI
Technology
Super PLS LCD
Screen-to-body
74.96 % 69.42 %
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Dual-core
1600 MHz
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Intel HD Graphics 615
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Windows (10)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
8 MP
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 1080p
Front
2 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 20
4G (TDD)
Bands 40
3G
Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 550

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 09, 2018

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
MSRP $ 400
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