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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
Huawei MediaPad X2
32 GBGEM-702L
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 72.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2015-04-07 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 8.78 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 166.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 7 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali-T628 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad X2, with a general score of 74.5 against 72.7. Both tablets in this comparison review come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the older 4.4.2 version while Huawei MediaPad X2 has Android 5.0. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an older and heavier tablet than the Huawei MediaPad X2, but Samsung made it a little thinner anyway.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has a little less pixels per inch of screen, a bit smaller display and a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1200. The Huawei MediaPad X2's memory capacity to install games and applications is just as good as Galaxy Tab S 8.4's one, they have equal internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB.
Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have the same number of cores and 3 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has a 64-bits CPU. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad X2, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video quality and a back-facing camera with a much worse 8 megapixels resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has a bit superior battery life than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a bit more expensive than the Huawei MediaPad X2, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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