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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-12 | 2018-11-07 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.74 x 7.02 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 16.51 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2388 x 1668 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.63 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 | 7812mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch has a global score of 80.4, which is a bit better than Galaxy Tab S 8.4's 74.5 score. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch design is incredibly newer and thinner, but extremely heavier than the Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a sharper display than iPad Pro 11-inch, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 and a greater number of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch features a way better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a camera with much more MP and a lot higher (4K) video quality. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 7812mAh of battery capacity instead of 4900mAh.
Although iPad Pro 11-inch is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy Tab S 8.4. If you are trying to save some money, you can buy Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and give up some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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