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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2011-08-28 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 way better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, having a 74.5 score against 58.8. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is way newer, thinner and a lot lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. Both devices in this review use Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the newer 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has Android 4.0, giving you a lot of extra features and increased performance.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a quite better processing power than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a greater number of cores. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch in the display and a much better resolution of 2560 x 1600px.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB and 32 GB internal storage. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a much better (Full HD) video quality and a much more mega-pixels camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features better battery performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 6100mAh battery size instead of 4900mAh.
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