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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-06-12 | 2017-10-10 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 6.8 |
| 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
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 global score. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has older 4.4.2 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie. Even though Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is older than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), it's construction is incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a little bit bigger display, a lot greater count of pixels per inch in the screen and a much better resolution of 2560 x 1600. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a bit bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a back-facing camera with an 8 megapixels and the same video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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