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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 70.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-12 | 2016-02-21 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 10.98 x 7.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 22.58 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Intel Core M chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 0.66 |
| 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 | 4430mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is slightly better than Huawei MateBook's 70.7 score. Although Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is older than the Huawei MateBook, it's design is a lot lighter and just a bit thinner. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a lot better looking display than Huawei MateBook, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixel quantity per inch in the display and a quite better resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels.
Huawei MateBook has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory. The Huawei MateBook has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a bit better battery performance than Huawei MateBook, because it has an 11% greater battery size. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei MateBook.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, which makes it an obvious call.
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