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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2022-03-18 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.99 |
| 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 + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2022) is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, with an 81.4 score against 74.5. The Apple iPad Air (2022) is a much newer and a little bit thinner portable tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, but it is heavier. The Apple iPad Air (2022) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with Android 4.4.2 operating system.
The iPad Air (2022) has a quite superior processing power than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the iPad Air (2022) also has more RAM. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a sharper screen than Apple iPad Air (2022), because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution and a better amount of pixels per inch of screen.
The iPad Air (2022) features a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a back camera with a way better resolution. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little bit more memory for applications and games than iPad Air (2022), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a very superior battery duration than iPad Air (2022).
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