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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2014-06-12 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 2.64 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, having a global score of 74.5 against 62.7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, while Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation works with iOS 7.x OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4's design is newer, but extremely heavier and just a bit thicker than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a better hardware performance than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores and 2,5 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little bit better display than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a way larger display, a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a just a bit better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has a back facing camera with a way worse resolution and a lower (Full HD) video quality. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bit bigger memory for applications and games than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 128 GB.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much better battery duration than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 4900mAh of battery capacity instead of 1030mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a bargain compared to others.
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