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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
16 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 67.4 | 73.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2014-06-12 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 215.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 6.82 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an overall score of 73.1, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch's general score of 67.4. Although the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a lot heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, it's somewhat thinner and newer. These tablets use Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has newer 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has Android 4.2.2 version.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5's processing unit is just as good as the processing unit in Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and 6 more cores. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a way better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a much greater amount of pixels per inch of screen and a much bigger display.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a SD card slot that holds up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a camera in the back with a much better resolution and a much better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 7900mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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