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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 7.48 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 9.52 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is better than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch's general score of 65.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4's construction is extremely lighter and thinner than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, while Apple iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x OS.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with just a bit better performance than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an incredibly better display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel density and a bit higher 2560 x 1600 resolution.
IPad 9.7-inch counts with a better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both have a same resolution camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 128 GB.
The iPad 9.7-inch has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has an 80 percent larger battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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