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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
LTE 8GB VerizonI915
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 61.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2012-02-26 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 20.74 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | $ 420.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super PLS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 8.88 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a lot better than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), having a overall score of 74.3 against 61.4. Both of these tablets include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a newer 4.4.2 version while Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has Android 4.1 version, so it provides you some nice extra features. Galaxy Tab S 10.5's construction is newer, way thinner and extremely lighter than the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1).
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a bit larger screen, a much higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a camera with a way higher 8 mega-pixels resolution and a way better 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has 7900mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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