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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-15 | 2014-06-12 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 288 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 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 |
| 7.26 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 8.08 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a general score of 74.5, which is slightly better than Google Nexus 9's score of 74.5. Both tablets we are comparing here use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has older 4.4.2 version and Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 version. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is thinner and much lighter than the Google Nexus 9, although they were released with only a couple months difference.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a bit better looking screen than Google Nexus 9, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a bit greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 128 GB. Google Nexus 9 features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 6700mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes clearer photographs and videos than Google Nexus 9. Both have the same video definition, a 8 mega pixels camera and the same video frame rate.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this tablet a great choice.
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