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HSPA+ 32 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
| Global Score | |
| 59.2 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-06-27 | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 12.24 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 269.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | 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 global score of 72.1, which is way better than Google Nexus 7's global score of 59.2. Although Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is much heavier than the Google Nexus 7, it's notably thinner and also newer. Both of these tablets use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has older 4.4.2 version while Google Nexus 7 has Android 5.1.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a little bit better processing power than Google Nexus 7, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a little sharper display than Google Nexus 7, because it has a higher number of pixels per screen inch, a lot better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a lot bigger display.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 7, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 takes much better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 7.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 7, because it has an 83 percent larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 costs the same than Google Nexus 7.
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