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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 66.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 13 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2023-11-20 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 10.11 x 6.63 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| Black and White | Glacier Blue and Interstellar Grey |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| -- | 360 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2000 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| 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 | 8800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a score of 74.5, which is much better than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18's global score of 66.1. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has 4.4.2 version while Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has Android 13, providing the user a couple nice extra features. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an way older device than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, but it is thinner and lighter anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1600px resolution and a lot higher pixels density. The Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures slightly better photos and videos than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, although it has a way lower resolution back camera. Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 features a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 features a way better battery duration than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has an 8800mAh battery size instead of 4900mAh.
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