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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
Samsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Windows RT |
| 2014-06-12 | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 20.11 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 650.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.05 |
| 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 | 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 much better than the Samsung Ativ Tab, with a global score of 74.5 against 66.7. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a newer tablet, and it is also thinner and way lighter than the Samsung Ativ Tab. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Samsung Ativ Tab has Windows RT operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a much better screen density. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
Samsung Ativ Tab has a better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has a SD extension slot that allows 64 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Samsung Ativ Tab has a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 8200mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a very superior camera than Samsung Ativ Tab, because it has a much better 1920x1080 video quality and a much higher 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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