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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows | Android 4.4.2 |
| -- | 2014-06-12 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 10.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 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 | |
| -- | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is way better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, getting a 74.5 score against 58.7. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's design is incredibly lighter and notably thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with Windows OS.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a very superior CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a way better screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit lower 2560 x 1600px resolution, it also counts with a greater pixel number per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes greater photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a back facing camera with a lower 8 mega-pixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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