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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2022-01-13 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 210 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 6.03 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 8.32 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 much better than Galaxy Tab A8, having a score of 74.5 against 62.6. Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a newer 4.4.2 version while Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version. Although Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a lot older than Galaxy Tab A8, it's body is extremely lighter and just a little thinner.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a much higher pixels number per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab A8. Both have 8 processing cores and a 3 GB RAM.
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy Tab A8 features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab A8. Both have a 8 mega pixels camera in the back.
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