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Samsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 66.7 | 74.5 |
| 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 | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 20.11 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 650.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 155 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| 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), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 9.12 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 the Samsung Ativ Tab, with a 74.5 score against 66.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Samsung Ativ Tab counts with Windows RT OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a newer device, and it is also noticeably thinner and notably lighter than Samsung Ativ Tab.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a way better pixel amount per screen inch. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
Samsung Ativ Tab has a quite bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 64 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 shoots way better pictures and videos than Samsung Ativ Tab, because it has a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a way higher (Full HD) video quality.
The Samsung Ativ Tab features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 8200mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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