Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Microsoft Surface
| Vormgeving | Tablet-Phone | Tablet |
| Afmetingen | 208.30 x 137.90 x 7.40 mm | 172.00 x 274.60 x 9.40 mm |
| Gewicht | 320.00 g | 680.40 g |
| Schermgrootte | 8.00" | 10.60" |
| Scherm | Kleurrijk / PLS TFT 16M kleuren 768 x 1024 px (8.00") 160 ppi | Kleurrijk / TFT 16M kleuren 1366 x 768 px (10.60") 148 ppi |
| Bescherming scherm |   | |
| Extra scherm | | |
| Secundaire bescherming scherm | | |
| Standaard batterij | Li-Ion 4200 mAhBuy powerbank | Li-Ion Buy powerbank |
| Snel opladen van de batterij | | |
| Draadloos opladen van de batterij | | |
| Intern geheugen | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM-geheugen | 1.5 GB | 2 GB |
| Geheugen kaarten |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC tot 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC tot 64 GBBuy memory card |
| Besturingssysteem | Android 5.0 Lollipop | MS Windows RT |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 | Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 |
| CPU-klok | 1400 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 306 | ULP GeForce @520 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| Introductiedatum | II. kwartaal 2015 |  |
| Andere namen van deze telefoon | - | - |
| GSM standaard | 850 900 1800 1900 | |
| UMTS standaard (3G) | 850 900 1900 2100 | |
| LTE-standaard | | |
| CDMA standaard | | |
| TD-SCDMA-standaard | | |
| UMA standaard | | |
CAMERA'S - TERUG
| Eerste camera | | |
| Matrix | 5 Mpx | 1.2 Mpx |
| Schermresolutie | 2592x1944 px | |
| Optische zoom | | |
| Flitser | | |
| Dual-color LED-flitser | | |
| Videoformaten | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | |
| Extra | AF | - |
CAMERA'S - VOORKANT
| Eerste camera | | |
| Matrix | 2 Mpx | 1.2 Mpx |
| Schermresolutie | 1600x1200 px | |
| Optische zoom | | |
| Flitser | | |
| Dual-color LED-flitser | | |
| Extra | - | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Nabijheid | | |
| Licht sensor | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscoop | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity sensor | | |
| Hall-effect sensor | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Vingerafdrukscanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Gegevens transmissie
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | classe 12 | |
| EDGE | classe 12 | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.0 |
| Perfil A2DP | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequenties | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi-hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATIE EN BERICHTEN
| Call waiting | | |
| Video conferentie verbinding | | |
| Redirect | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Predictive text | XT9 | |
| Swype | | |
| E-mailclient | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | |
| QWERTY toetsenbord | | |
| RSS reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 bediening | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Geluidsformaten | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | |
| Ringtone polyfoon | 64 voice | |
| Video beltonen | | |
| Beltoon componist | | |
| Spelletjes | | |
| Java | ART | |
| Videoverbinding | | |
| DVB-H televisie | | |
| TV aansluiting | | |
PIM EN EXTRA FUNCTIES
| Klok | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Valuta Converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Agenda | | |
| Vliegtuigstand | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data en fax | | |
| Schermbeveiliging | | |
| Thema's | | |
| Verwisselbare cover | | |
| Voice picking | | |
| Speaker | | |
| Memorecorder | | |
| Trilalarm | | |