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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
LTE 8GB VerizonI915
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 61.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2012-02-26 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 20.74 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 420.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super PLS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 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 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | 624 hours standby time |
| 6.72 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a general score of 74.5, which is way better than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)'s 61.4 score. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has newer 4.4.2 version while Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has Android 4.1. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's construction is incredibly newer, extremely lighter and much thinner than the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1).
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a much better count of pixels per display inch. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has 32 GB internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 video resolution and a way higher resolution camera.
The Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) features a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4900mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a lot cheaper.
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