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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.2 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2019-10-23 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Black and White | Matte Black and Platinum |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| 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 | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, having a general score of 74.5 against 66.9. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has Windows 10 OS. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a lot older than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, it's construction is notably lighter and thinner.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1600px, it also counts with a greater pixel density. Microsoft Surface Pro 7 features a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has lesser cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality and a 8 MP resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, making it an easy decision.
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