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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 66.1 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2023-11-20 | 2014-06-12 |
| 10.11 x 6.63 x 0.29 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 17.28 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Glacier Blue and Interstellar Grey | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 360 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 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 | |
| 8800mAh Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 9.52 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a score of 74.5, which is better than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18's global score of 66.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an extremely older tablet than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, but Samsung could make it somewhat thinner and way lighter anyway. These tablets use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has newer 4.4.2 version and Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has Android 13 version, so it provides you a couple additional features and better performance.
The Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 also has 9 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a lot better looking display than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of display and a better resolution of 2560 x 1600px.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a little bit better camera than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, although it has a lot lower resolution back camera. The Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 features a way better battery life than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has an 8800mAh battery capacity.
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