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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-12 | 2019-07-05 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 6.88 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s global score of 69. Both tablets in this comparison review have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a newer 4.4.2 version and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11, so it offers lots of additional features. Although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is incredibly older than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), it's construction is lighter and somewhat thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a way better screen density, a little bit larger screen and a lot better resolution of 2560 x 1600. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has more CPU cores and more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Both of them have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a back camera with an 8 mega pixels and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features just a little better battery life than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
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