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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2017-05-21 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 10.28 x 7.05 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 22.93 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Intel Core m3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, with a global score of 74.5 against 71.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch has Windows 10 operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an extremely older tablet than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, but it is way lighter and notably thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has less cores , it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a lot better display pixel density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1600.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a camera with a much higher 8 megapixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch features a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a way better battery life than Galaxy Book 10.6-inch.
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