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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-06-12 | -- |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | -- |
| 10.51 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | Li - Polymer 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a lot better than iPad mini (7th Gen), with a general score of 74.5 against 61. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 OS, while iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a bit higher 2560 x 1600px resolution, a bit more pixels per screen inch and a little bit larger screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with slightly more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a very superior processor than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a higher number of cores.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much better battery life than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen). The iPad mini (7th Gen) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a lot better 12 MP resolution camera in the back and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
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