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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2013-09-25 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is just a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, with a overall score of 74.5 against 68.5. These tablets have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the newer 4.4.2 version and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 version. Even though Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 were only released 9 months apart, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is somewhat thinner and notably lighter.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1600 x 2560, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a bit larger screen. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a graphics processor.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a bit better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Both of them have the same resolution back camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little bit more memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 128 GB.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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