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Key information
OS
Windows 8.1
Android 4.4.2
Colour
silver
multiple
Display
Physical sise, inches
10
10.5
Type
TFT
Super AMOLED
Sensor type
IPS
WXGA
Resolution, pixel
1920 x 1280
2560 x 1600
Pixel dencity, ppi
145
288
Screen to body ratio, %
65.6
72.9
Features
Scratch-resistant
Scratch-resistant
Touch screen
Capacitive touchscreen
YES
YES
Multitouch screen
YES
YES
Camera
Back camera, MP
1.2
8
Back camera flash
NO
YES
Camcorder
YES
YES
Front facing camera, MP
1.2
2.1
Front camera flash
NO
NO
Hardware
System chip
Nvidia Tegra 3 T30
Exynos 5420 Octa
Processor
Quad-core Cortex-A9
Octa-core
CPU frequency,MHz
1300
1900
Graphic processor
ULP GeForce
Mali-T628 MP6
Memory
System memory, GB
2
3
Built-in storage, GB
32
16
Slot
micro SD
micro SD
Storage expansion
up to 64 GB
up to 256 GB
Battery
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Capacity, mAh
3000
3600
User replaceable
NO
NO
Multimedia
Speakers
YES
YES
3.5 mm stereo jack
YES
YES
Radio
NO
NO
Music player
YES
YES
Cellurar
Amount of sim cards
has not
has not
Sim
NO
NO
Nano sim
NO
NO
Micro sim
NO
NO
Phone features
Sensors
Accelerometer
Accelerometer
Flight mode
YES
NO
Silent mode
YES
NO
Speakerphone
YES
NO
Voice commands
YES
NO
Voice recording
YES
NO
Camera features
Face detectoin
NO
YES
Auto flash
NO
YES
Autofocus
NO
YES
Geo-tagging
YES
YES
Digital zoom
YES
YES
Connectivity
Bluetooth
v4.0
4.0
WIFI
802.11 a, b, g, n
Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
YES
NO
HDMI
NO
NO
Mini-HDMI
NO
NO
Micro USB
YES
YES
Positioning
GPS
GPS
OTA sync
YES
YES
Computer sync
YES
YES
Coming with
USB cable
YES
YES
Power adapter
YES
YES
Stylus
YES
NO
Keyboard
NO
NO
Dimensions
Thickness, mm
9.4
6.6
Width, mm
172
177.3
Height, mm
274.6
247.3
Weigth, grams
680.4
465
Common
Model
Surface 3
Galaxy Tab S
Brand
Microsoft
Samsung
Rating on Amazon
3.5
4.3
Reviews on Amazon
493
1313
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Microsoft Surface 3
14
Samsung Galaxy Tab S
13.5
14
13.5
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