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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2016-08-31 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 7.44 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's 65.2 overall score. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's design is way lighter and a bit thinner than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, even though it was released 2 years before. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much better screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel amount in each screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has 32 GB more internal storage. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features just a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with 1 GB more RAM.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 5900mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a camera that's very similar to the camera in Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality and a same resolution back facing camera.
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