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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
16 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-04-20 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.84 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | Black and White |
| $ 160.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 132 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a score of 73.3, which is a lot better than Galaxy Tab A 9.7's global score of 60.4. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has 4.4.2 version and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 5.0. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is somewhat thinner and notably lighter than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7, although it was released about 10 months before.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a way better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 2560 x 1600 resolution and a much greater pixels amount per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a greater number of cores and 1,5 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 and Galaxy Tab S 8.4 both have very similar storage for games and applications, they have a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB and exactly the same internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a lot better 1920x1080 video quality and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 4900mAh.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a bit more expensive than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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