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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.26 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a bit better than iPad Air (2020), getting a 74.5 score against 71.7. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's design is notably lighter than the iPad Air (2020), but it's just a little bit thicker and was released many years before. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, while iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a more vivid display than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel amount in each inch of display and a slightly higher 2560 x 1600px resolution. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a little bit more memory for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor. Apple iPad Air (2020) features a way better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a lot better video resolution and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a superior battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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