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Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1
32 GBMZ617
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T700
| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 74.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 3.2 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2011-12-06 | 2014-06-12 |
| 10.00 x 6.83 x 0.35 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 21.13 ounces | 10.37 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 175.00 | $ 169.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 149 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP 4430 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.59 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 8.32 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1, having a 74.4 score against 63.2. Both tablets in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1 has Android 3.2 version, providing you a couple additional features and performance tweaks. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is noticeably newer, incredibly thinner and noticeably lighter than Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a way better looking display than Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixel density and a lot better resolution of 2560 x 1600px. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a more powerful processor than Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of faster cores. The Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1 captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has a way worse video definition and a way less megapixels camera.
Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1 has a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 7000mAh battery capacity against 4900mAh.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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