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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), with a global score of 74.5 against 62.2. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's construction is noticeably lighter and thinner than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), even though it was released 6 years before. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a greater number of cores. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a more vivid display than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 2560 x 1600px resolution and a greater quantity of pixels per inch of display.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4. They have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same resolution back-facing camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much longer battery life than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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