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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| -- | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 327 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 5.85 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 10 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than iPad mini (A17 Pro), having a 74.5 score against 63.3. Despite being the best portable tablet in this review, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 construction is just a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a higher number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a bit better screen than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a little bit more pixels per screen inch, a quite larger display and a slightly better resolution of 2560 x 1600.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a much better storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a superior battery life than iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) takes better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a much more megapixels camera in the back.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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