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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | -- |
| 10.51 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | -- |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is much better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s global score of 62.5. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a lot better looking display than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a much smaller display.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a very superior processing power than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with more cpu cores. IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features much more memory for apps and games than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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