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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-12 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | 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 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, having a overall score of 75.5 against 74.5. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 version. Although Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, it's a little heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Both have a screen with the same size, the same 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution and a better amount of pixels per screen inch. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has more RAM memory. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a way more mega pixels back camera.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity.
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