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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-12 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 459.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than the iPad (2020), with a 74.5 score against 66.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4's design is thinner and notably lighter than the iPad (2020), despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has 4 less cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much better looking screen than iPad (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen pixel density and a slightly higher 2560 x 1600px resolution. The iPad (2020) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both of them have a 8 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than iPad (2020), and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a superior battery duration than iPad (2020).
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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