The usability of android plus the responsiveness of the tab outperforms the SP. Beyond that, the Tab S8 has a longer lasting battery. And here is the big BUT: if you plan to get some office work done smoothly, the Tab s8 is not really an option. I gave mine away because of that.
That said, the 12th gen Intel CPU is drastically improved over the 11th gen i7. However, the RAM is huge. Frankly for many people 8GB is just not sufficient especially for video editing or photoshop. i5 SP8 if you want to squeeze every joule while saving money. otherwise SP8 i7 16GB.
The Yoga 9i 14 Gen 7 is a great convertible 2-in-1, but the Surface Pro 8 is the best tablet. There are currently only two configurations available for the Yoga 9i 14 Gen 7. The low end is a
The first Surface Pro built on the Intel Evo platform. Do it all with the Intel Evo platform — performance, graphics, and battery life in a thin and light PC. The best pen experience on Pro with rechargeable Surface Slim Pen 2 and Surface Pro 8, for the natural feeling of pen on paper,(4) securely stored in Surface Pro Signature Keyboard.