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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.2 | Windows 11 |
| 2014-06-12 | -- |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Black and White | Graphite and Platinum |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 13 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a score of 74.5, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8's overall score of 64.8. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a notably thinner and notably lighter portable tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with Windows 11 OS.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a superior performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because although it has a much smaller display and a little lower 2560 x 1600 resolution, it also counts with a greater screen pixel density.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a worse 8 MP resolution back camera. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 6200mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
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