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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2 | Chrome OS |
| 2014-06-12 | 2018-11-22 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 25.79 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | $ 1599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2000 x 3000 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 293 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel Slate is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, with a general score of 79.3 against 74.3. Google Pixel Slate has Chrome OS OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has Android 4.4.2 OS. Even though Google Pixel Slate is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, it's heavier and just a little thicker.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel Slate, although it has a bit smaller display, a quite lower 1600 x 2560px resolution and a just a little lower pixel amount in each inch of display. Google Pixel Slate features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a bit better CPU than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The Google Pixel Slate captures better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Both have a 8 mega pixels resolution back camera, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel Slate.
Although Google Pixel Slate is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy Tab S 10.5. If you want to save some dollars, you can get Galaxy Tab S 10.5, letting go a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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