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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-12 | 2016-09-29 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad M3, with a 74.5 score against 71.5. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's construction is a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Huawei MediaPad M3, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a better display than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both have a display of the same size, the same exact 2560 x 1600 resolution and the same display density.
Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has more internal memory capacity. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a better camera than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both of them have a 8 MP back-facing camera. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 5100mAh battery size.
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