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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-06-12 | 2016-06-01 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super PLS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), getting a 74.5 score against 70.2. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the previous 4.4.2 version while Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is notably lighter and thinner than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), even though it was released 2 years before.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) captures better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both of them have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a back camera with an 8 megapixels and the same video quality. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
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