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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-06-12 | 2017-10-10 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 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 | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), with a overall score of 74.3 against 65.7. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an older 4.4.2 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie. Although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is way older and incredibly heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), it's body is still incredibly thinner.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a lot bigger screen and way more pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Both of them have the same video frame rates, a same resolution camera in the back and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a SD memory slot that supports 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 7900mAh of battery capacity.
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