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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
3G OnlyGT-P5210
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 18.06 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Brown and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 149 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 7.56 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 40 hours talk time | 29 hours talk time |
| 8.16 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, with a 74.5 score against 65.9. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's construction is newer, thinner and incredibly lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch. These tablets include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the newer 4.4.2 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has Android 4.2, providing the user a couple nice extra features.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better display pixel density and a lot better resolution of 2560 x 1600. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a larger amount of RAM and more processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a slightly bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 6800mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a way higher video resolution and a camera with much more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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