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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2015-07-15 |
| 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 | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 4 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 8.00 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 | 8.25 |
| 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 | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than iPod touch 6th generation, getting a overall score of 74.5 against 65.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an older, incredibly heavier and just a bit thicker portable tablet than the iPod touch 6th generation. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, while iPod touch 6th generation counts with iOS 12.x operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a better performing processing unit than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a little more vivid screen than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a really larger display, a little bit greater count of pixels in each screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1600.
IPod touch 6th generation shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4. They have a back-facing camera with an 8 MP, the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition. IPod touch 6th generation has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a way better battery duration than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 4900mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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