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Samsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 66.7 | 74.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-06-12 |
| 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 20.11 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 650.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 155 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.12 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is much better than the Samsung Ativ Tab, getting a general score of 74.3 against 66.7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 construction is newer, much thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Ativ Tab. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Samsung Ativ Tab counts with Windows RT OS.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a much sharper display than Samsung Ativ Tab, because it has a quite bigger screen, a lot better display pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1600 x 2560px. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bit better processing unit than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Ativ Tab has a better storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 64 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Ativ Tab features a bit better battery duration than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has 8200mAh of battery capacity against 7900mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Ativ Tab, because it has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a camera with much more megapixels.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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