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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-06-12 | -- |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 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 | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 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
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), having a 74.5 score against 63.3. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS, while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a a little bit heavier and just a little bit thicker portable tablet than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little more vivid display than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a slightly higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px, a little bit higher amount of pixels per screen inch and a quite bigger screen. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much powerful processing unit than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a higher number of cores.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a back facing camera with way more megapixels and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a very superior battery duration than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also by far the cheapest, making this tablet an obvious call.
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