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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
Acer Iconia W700
128 GB Intel Core i5| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 59.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Acer |
| Android 4.4.2 | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2014-06-12 | 2012-10-04 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 11.60 x 7.50 x 0.50 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 36.80 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 1015.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Intel HM77 Express chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a lot better than Acer Iconia W700, with a 74.5 score against 59.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4's construction is newer, incredibly lighter and extremely thinner than Acer Iconia W700. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and Acer Iconia W700 comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system.
The Acer Iconia W700's CPU is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4's processing unit, because although the Acer Iconia W700 has a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a lot better looking screen than Acer Iconia W700, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1600px resolution and a lot better screen pixel density.
The Acer Iconia W700 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much better battery lifetime than Acer Iconia W700.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures a lot better videos and photos than Acer Iconia W700, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a lot more MP back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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