Lenovo Tab 2 A8 vs Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)

  • Lenovo Tab 2 A8 was first released on 06/01/2015. It is available in Pearl White, Ebony, Midnight Blue, Neon Pink. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Lenovo is powered by a non-removable battery of 4290mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Lenovo Tab 2 A8 is the MediaTek MT8161 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 1GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Tab 2 A8 on the rear packs a camera of 5-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 8GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 32GB. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 125.00 x 210.00 x 8.90 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 360.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Lenovo Tab 2 A8 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) was first released on 05/01/2017. It is available in Silver. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 12.3 inches with a resolution of 2736x1824 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is the Intel Core i5-7300U chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 8GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Surface Pro (2017) on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 5-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 256GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 292.00 x 200.00 x 8.50 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 768.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

-

Extremely portable

High-quality screen

Flexible kickstand

-

Type Cover and Surface Pen cost a lot extra

Previous generation CPUs

Weak speakers

Limited connectivity

Model
Tab 2 A8
Surface Pro (2017)
Price
$108
$2,163
Release date
June 2015
May 2017
Dimensions (mm)
125.00 x 210.00 x 8.90
292.00 x 200.00 x 8.50
Weight (g)
360.00
768.00
Battery capacity (mAh)
4290
-
Colours
Pearl White, Ebony, Midnight Blue, Neon Pink
Silver
Screen size (inches)
8
12.3
Touchscreen
Resolution
1280x720 pixels
2736x1824 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
-
267
Processor
1.3GHz quad-core
dual-core
RAM
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
32
-
Rear camera
5-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
2-megapixel
5-megapixel
Operating system
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.00
-
USB OTG
No
No
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope