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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
16 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| $ 459.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| 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 has an overall score of 73.3, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad (2020)'s global score of 66.6. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an a lot older tablet than the Apple iPad (2020), but Samsung was able to build it somewhat thinner and a lot lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a more vivid display than Apple iPad (2020), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 and a greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bigger storage for applications and games than iPad (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. IPad (2020) features a better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has 4 lesser cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a superior battery lifetime than iPad (2020). The Apple iPad (2020) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a 8 mega pixels resolution back camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a bargain compared to others.
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