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Microsoft Surface 3 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: Which is better?

By Ajay | Update Date: Dec 24, 2015 08:34 AM EST

With the elevation of smart phone in the global market, tablets have taken room and the tech companies across the globe are in a verge to establish their monopoly in the global market.

Microsoft, which was a key player in the software world, has also entered the market with the Surface series.

The Microsoft Surface 3 is one prominent gadget in their series of other devices.

The Surface 3 features a 10.8 inch screen with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1280 pixels and 214 pixel density. The tablet weighs around 622 grams and 887 grams together with its keyboard.

The Surface 3 is powered by a quad core Intel Atom z7-Z8700 processor, clocking at 2.4 GHz with the Burst technology. It is coupled with a 2 GB RAM and an internal storage capacity of 64 GB. The Surface 3 supports all office features, allowing users to use Word, Excel or any other program from the Office Suite.

Looking at the media front of the tablet, the Surface 3 features a 8 mega pixels back camera with auto focus. The Microsoft Tablet has a number of sensors that make it work better, like the ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer. The Surface 3 offers a battery life of up to 10 hours and is priced at $ 434.90.

On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is slightly smaller than the Microsoft Surface 3.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 sports a 9.7 inch display, with 20148 x 1536 pixels resolution and 264 ppi pixel densities. The Super AMOLED display will definitely supplement great visual experience, accurate and bright colors, sharp and clear images.

The Tab S2 is powered by a Exynos 5433 Octa core processor, clocking a speed of 1.9 GHz, and operates on the android 5.1 platform. The tab includes 3 GB of RAM and an internal storage capacity of 32 GB.

On the media front of the tablet, the galaxy Tab S2 offers an 8 mega pixels primary camera with auto focus, and a 2.1 mega pixels secondary camera. The device also features a finger print sensor, accelerometer, gyro, and compass.

The Galaxy Tab S2 is equipped with a 5,870 mAh battery and is priced at $416.99.

Which is better?

Thus, to conclude, both the tablets lay on the same footing, except for the fact that they differ in their physical appearance and operating platforms. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is more slimmer and easy to use when compared to the other.

However, users who prefer to operate on the Windows platform, just like any laptop or PC, the Windows Surface would be good choice.

Looking at the average requirements, a tablet working on a Android platform would take higher footing than a tablet working on a Windows platform.

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