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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
16 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2016-02-01 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.44 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 17.64 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| $ 469.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 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 | |
| 6660mAh Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 8.08 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch, getting a 73.3 score against 68.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an older portable tablet than Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch, but it's thinner and noticeably lighter anyway. These tablets have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has 4.4.2 version while Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1600 resolution and a way higher number of pixels per inch of screen. Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a camera with a much higher 13 megapixels resolution. Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch has a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch also has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 36 percent larger battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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