Microsoft Vs Samsung
Tablety Laptop Vs Laptop Tablet
The Surface Pro 9 Vs Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
For General Comparison,
Let’S Go Over The Raw Stats
First, Externals
The Surface Pro 9 Is Microsoft’S New Tablety Laptop
With Many Features Of A Laptop And Some Features Of A Tablet,
Starting At $1000 For The Regular Model
And $1300 For The 5g Version
While The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Is Samsung’S Flagship Tablet
With Some Features That Make It Kinda Act Like A Laptop,
Starting At $1100
But, No 5g Option
And Both Of These Devices Have Accessories
That Are Oftentimes Purchased Together,
So Here Are Their Prices As Well:
With Samsung’S Stylus Actually Being Included In The Starter Price,
So, With This,
They Actually Have Similar Prices
So, Let’S Keep Going
For Form Factor, The Surface Pro 9 Is Very Good,
Sporting A 13-Inch Display With A High Resolution
And Also A 120hz Refresh Rate
And On The Other Hand, The
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Has A Very Good 14.6 Inch Display
With A Very High Resolution
And A 120hz Refresh Rate
Which, Yeah, Okay, Tough Competition,
So The Galaxy Tab Wins This Section
Next For Connectivity, I’D Say
We’Re Fairly Eh For Both Parties
The Surface Pro 9 Does Have More Ports, Yes.
But, For A Computer? Nah
It Doesn’T Even Have A Headphone Jack
But In Comparison To The Galaxy Tab,
Yeah, Okay, The Surface Is Better
The Tab Only Has One Port,
So Not Much Of A Competition
So, The Surface Pro 9 Takes The Cake
And Now For Cameras,
The Surface Pro 9 Has One In The Front And One In The Back
With The Rear Being Able To Record At
4k And The Front At 1080p,
Which Are Very Solid, But The
Tab S8 Ultra Does Pop Off In This Regard
The Samsung Tablet Has Two Lenses In The Front,
Which Are Really Impressive
But They Also Add An Unfortunate Notch To The Display
So, It’S A Give And Take
And It Also Has A Good Setup At The Rear
So While The Surface Pro 9 Has A Good Camera System.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Is Better
So All In All For The Externals,
The Surface Pro 9 Has Better Connectivity
While The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Has A
Better Display And Camera System
Now, Let’S Talk About The Internals
Starting With The Internal Specs,
The Surface Pro 9 Sports The New 12th Gen Intel Processors,
Which Are Very Speedy And Certainly Enough For Many Professionals
However, It Won’T Be Enough For Everyone,
Such As Those Who Run Graphically-Intense Programs
On The Other Hand, The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Runs The
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Which Is Very Fast For A Tablet
And Here Are The Singlecore Performance
Benchmarks Of These Device Configurations:
And Here Are The Multicore:
As You Can Tell, The Surface Pro 9 Is A Bit Faster
But, But, But, In The Case Of The 5g Option Of The Surface Pro 9,
It Runs An Arm-Based, More Mobile-Esque Processor,
So, Here Are The Benchmarks Of That As Well:
And As You Can See, The Surface Pro 9 Is Still A Bit Faster
And Now For Storage,
Both Devices Are… Lacking
Now, The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Does Come
With A Microsd Card Slot For Expandable Storage
All While The Surface Pro 9 Has An Upgradable Ssd
So Therefore, Because They Both
Offer Expandable Storage, This Is Actually A Tie
So Then, Let’S Get On To Battery Lives
Thankfully, For This Year, The Surface Pro 9
Does Have An Acceptable Battery Life,
Which Is Great. Thank Goodness.
Last Year’S Was Not So Good
While The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Is Okay,
A Little Less Than 10 Hours For Most People
So, Actually, The Surface Pro 9 Does
Slightly Take The Cake In This Regard
And Additionally, Both Tablets Have Security Software
That’Ll Protect Either Device Of Your Choosing
And Finally, For The Operating Systems, The Surface Pro 9 Runs Full Windows 11,
While The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Runs Samsung’S Oneui
Which Means, Yes, Two Completely Different
Operating Systems With Completely Different Quirks
But, One Thing In Particular Real Quick,
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Can Kinda Be
Used Like A Computer Using Samsung Dex
By Attaching It To A Monitor And
Turning It Into A Full-Fledged Desktop
But, The App Support Is Still Not Great
So With That Said, I’Ll Discuss This More In My Verdict,
But We Have Two Very Different Devices With Similar Markets
So, Keep That In Mind
In Summary, Though, The Surface Pro 9
Does Have Faster Internal Specs And A Better Battery Life
Now, Let’S Get On To My Verdict
So, To Get This Started, Let’S Ask The Simple Question For These Devices:
Which One Is Better?
Well That’S, Heh,
A Tough Question
That Really Depends On Your Needs
Because, Like I Previously Said,
These Devices Are Quite Different From Each Other
And Serve Somewhat Different
But Also Somewhat Similar Purposes
So, Here’S The Thing, With These Types Of Comparisons,
You Need To Be Asking Yourself, ‘What Do I Really Need?’
Do You Need A Laptop That Can Sort Of Act Like A Tablet?
That Being The Surface Pro 9
Or A Tablet That Can Just Kind Of Act Like A Laptop?
That Being The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
The Surface Pro 9 Is A Good Laptop First
It Can Do Everything A Typical Laptop
Can With A Few “Tablety” Features,
Such As The Touchscreen That Comes
With That Sweet Hybrid Design
However, That Isn’T The Only Thing
That Makes A Tablet A Tablet
It’S Really The Operating System And The Apps
And Windows Is Just Not A Tablet Operating System
On The Other Hand, The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Is A Full-Fledged Tablet
Running Android, The Device
Can Do Anything Your Typical Tablet Can Do
Plus A Little More With Samsung Dex
That Can Sorta Turn The Tablet Into A Kinda Laptop
But, You See What I Mean Here?
It’S All About What You Need First
So I’D Say,
If You Want A Laptop First And A Tablet Second,
Get The Microsoft Surface Pro 9
But, If You Want A Tablet First
And Then A Laptop Second,
Get The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
But, Ultimately Though, I Would Recommend
Checking Them Both Out At Your Local Best Buy
Just To Make Sure You’Re Getting What You Want
And Especially What You Need
And That Was My Comparison Between
The Surface Pro 9 And Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.
