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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2014-02-23 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M1's 61.5 overall score. These tablets include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a newer 4.4.2 version while Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2 version, giving you a lot of extra features. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 construction is a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Huawei MediaPad M1, even when both were released only a couple of months apart.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a much higher resolution of 2560 x 1600, way more pixels per inch in the display and a little bit bigger display. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 24 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bit better processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a 2 percent bigger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 costs a little more than the Huawei MediaPad M1, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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