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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2022-10-26 | 2014-06-12 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU 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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 10 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 10.72 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a general score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4's 74.5 overall score. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) construction is noticeably newer and a bit thinner, but much heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) works with iPadOS 16.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with Android 4.4.2 operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much powerful processor than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), because although it has a bit worse 2560 x 1600 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better number of pixels per screen inch.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a much better (4K) video quality and a lot higher 12 MP resolution back camera.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) counts with a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 10758mAh battery capacity against 4900mAh.
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