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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-07-15 | 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 |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 7.92 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 8.25 | 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 | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 2.64 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, having a 74.5 score against 65.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an older, noticeably heavier and a little thicker portable tablet than Apple iPod touch 6th generation. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and Apple iPod touch 6th generation comes with iOS 12.x operating system.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a little bit better looking screen than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a quite greater pixel count in each inch in the display, a lot larger display and a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a superior hardware performance than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The iPod touch 6th generation captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, a 8 mega-pixels resolution back camera and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a really longer battery life than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 4900mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a lot cheaper.
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