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Google Nexus 7 (2013)
32 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
16 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 73.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-07-24 | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 10.55 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 225.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 323 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.84 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a general score of 73.1, which is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 7 (2013)'s 70.8 score. Both tablets in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has the older 4.4.2 version while Google Nexus 7 (2013) has Android 5.0. Although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is incredibly heavier than the Google Nexus 7 (2013), it's noticeably thinner and newer.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bit better hardware performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. Google Nexus 7 (2013) and Galaxy Tab S 10.5 feature extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a way bigger display and a better 1600 x 2560px resolution.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a really longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has a 100% bigger battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 7 (2013), and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a much more mega pixels back camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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