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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2014-06-12 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 450.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 8.48 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, with a score of 74.5 against 74.5. Despite of the fact that Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a lot older than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, it's design is way lighter and somewhat thinner. Both tablets in our current comparison include Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has older 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a way higher pixel number per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. They have a 3 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a better storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 400 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both have the same (Full HD) video definition, a same resolution camera in the back and the same 30 fps video frame rate.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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