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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2014-10-15 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Brown and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 166.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 9, with a general score of 74.5 against 74.5. Both tablets we compare here have Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the older 4.4.2 version and Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 version. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is thinner and extremely lighter than Google Nexus 9, even though both were released with only a couple of months difference.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a bit sharper display than Google Nexus 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 2560 x 1600 resolution and a little better count of pixels in each screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
The Google Nexus 9 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Google Nexus 9. Both of them have a back-facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
The Google Nexus 9 has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity instead of 4900mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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