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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than Galaxy Tab A8, getting a 74.5 score against 62.6. Both tablets we compare here use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a more recent 4.4.2 version while Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an much older tablet than Galaxy Tab A8, but it is way lighter and a little thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have the same number of cores and 3 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1600.
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A8 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 7040mAh battery capacity against 4900mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a same resolution camera in the back.
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