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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2021-07-06 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.69 x 6.26 x 0.28 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Dark Blue and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 280 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7250mAh Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 8.48 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, getting a 74.8 score against 74.5. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) design is incredibly newer, but incredibly heavier and just a little bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) comes with HarmonyOS operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), because although it has a way smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) counts with a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) has a greater processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a camera that's just as good as the camera in Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), both have a 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rates and the same video definition. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 48 percent larger battery size.
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