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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2014-06-12 |
| -- | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| -- | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a 74.5 score against 62.5. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much better hardware performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has 3 GB less RAM, it also counts with 8 more CPU cores.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a very superior battery duration than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
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