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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 13 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2024-01-20 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.71 x 6.33 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 18.17 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| -- | 360 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T606 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali-G57 MC1 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.04 |
| 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 | 8200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, having a global score of 74.5 against 65.2. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is way older than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, it's design is incredibly lighter and thinner. Both tablets in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has newer 4.4.2 version while Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 has Android 13, providing you a couple additional features and performance tweaks.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 also has more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much sharper display than Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot better display pixels density and a higher 2560 x 1600 resolution.
The Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage capacity. Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 8200mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a slightly better camera than Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, although it has a way worse resolution back-facing camera.
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