Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 vs Microsoft Surface Go Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Microsoft Surface Go
Released · Aug 10, 2018
Released · Aug 02, 2018
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
10.0-inch · 1200x1800px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
7300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018 Jul 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$650 $550

Design

Dimensions
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches
249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
Weight
17.04 oz / 483.0 g 18.41 oz / 522.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Back: Metal
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock 2D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray Silver

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 78.07% screen-to-body 10.0-inch, 69.42% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI 1200x1800px, 216 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Dual-core
1600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 540 Intel HD Graphics 615
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/256GB
8GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Windows (10)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
HDMI
Yes
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
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

LTE support
Weight 17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Data Speed LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP) €760
with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $400
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $750
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