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Global Score
68.674.5
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 4.2.2Android 4.4.2
2013-06-032014-06-12
8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches
11.08 ounces10.51 ounces
--Black and White
--Scratch-Resistant Glass
$ 305.00$ 166.00
Display / Screen
8 inches8.4 inches
1280 x 800 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Super Clear LCDSuper AMOLED
189 pixels per inch359 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
6.98.7
Performance
Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipsetExynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset
ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor
1,5 GB RAM3 GB (933 MHz) RAM
ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPUARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU
8.828.82
Storage
32 GB internal memory32 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot
7.568.12
Camera
5.00 MP + 1.30 MP8.00 MP + 2.10 MP
1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
6.827.48
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRSLTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
SIMMicro SIM
6.36.4
Battery Life
4450mAh Battery4900mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
42 hours talk time29 hours talk time
6.326.72
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch's 68.6 overall score. These tablets have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a more recent 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has Android 4.2.2 version. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 body is newer, a little lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch.

Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch feature quite similar processing units, because although the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and more RAM. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a much higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px, a lot better screen pixel density and a bit bigger screen.

The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 4900mAh of battery capacity instead of 4450mAh.

Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a way better (Full HD) video quality and a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.

Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.




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