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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-06-12 | 2016-02-01 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.44 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 17.64 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 469.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 6660mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a score of 74.5, which is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch's general score of 68.1. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has older 4.4.2 version while Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an older tablet than the Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch, but it's thinner and lighter anyway.
Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both have 8 cores and a 3 GB RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with an incredibly better display than Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1600 resolution and a way better display pixels density.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a way better 13 MP resolution camera. The Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch counts with much more memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch also has more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 10-inch features a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 6660mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also by far the cheapest, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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