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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2012-09-12 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 166.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 4 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, with a score of 74.5 against 62.7. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 construction is newer than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation's, although it's just a little bit thicker and heavier. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, while Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation comes with iOS 7.x OS.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a faster processing unit than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little sharper screen than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a way higher 2560 x 1600px resolution, a lot bigger screen and a just a bit better pixels number per inch of screen.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has a much less mega pixels resolution back camera and a lower (Full HD) video quality. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features just a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a superior battery performance than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a 376% more battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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