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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
16 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 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 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | 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 better than Microsoft Surface Go, with a general score of 73.3 against 66.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an much older tablet than Microsoft Surface Go, but Samsung managed to make it thinner and much lighter anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a way better screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much higher display pixels density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1600px. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a bit superior processing unit than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Go. They have the same video frame rates, the same resolution camera and the same (Full HD) video quality. Microsoft Surface Go features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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