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Global Score
73.360.4
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 4.4.2Android 5.0
2014-06-122015-04-20
8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches
10.51 ounces15.84 ounces
Black and WhiteBlue, Gray and White
$ 166.00$ 160.00
Display / Screen
8.4 inches9.7 inches
1600 x 2560 pixels 768 x 1024 pixels
Super AMOLEDTFT
359 pixels per inch132 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.76.8
Performance
Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset
ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor
3 GB (933 MHz) RAM1,5 GB RAM
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPUAdreno 306 GPU
8.827.65
Storage
16 GB internal memory16 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot
6.726.72
Camera
8.00 MP + 2.10 MP5.00 MP + 2.00 MP
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution
7.486.05
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM--
Micro SIM--
6.43
Battery Life
4900mAh Battery6000mAh Li - Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
29 hours talk time--
6.727.52
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.1
GPSGPS
Fingerprint ID Scanner--
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer and Light Sensor

Comparison review

The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 73.3, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7's score of 60.4. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's body is thinner and incredibly lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, although it was released about 10 months before. Both of these tablets have Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the previous 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 5.0.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has more RAM and 7 more cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a way better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a lot better amount of pixels per display inch.

The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a lot better video definition and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 feature incredibly similar storage capacity for games and applications, both of them have a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB and the same 16 GB internal storage.

The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with better battery duration than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a little more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.




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