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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2014-06-12 | 2015-05-02 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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 way better than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7's general score of 60.5. Both devices we are comparing here use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an older 4.4.2 version and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 7.1 Nougat. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an older tablet device than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but Samsung was able to build it somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter anyway.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 2560 x 1600 resolution and a lot greater display pixel density. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has 4 more cores and more RAM.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a camera with way more mega-pixels. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 costs a little more than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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