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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-12 | 2015-11-08 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 93.48 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 18.4 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 120 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 7.36 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is way better than the Samsung Galaxy View, with a 74.5 score against 61.5. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an older device than the Samsung Galaxy View, but it's much lighter and notably thinner anyway. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy View, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has more RAM.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy View, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a much higher quantity of pixels per display inch. The Galaxy View features a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Galaxy View also has 64 GB internal storage.
Galaxy View has a little better battery performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 5700mAh battery size instead of 4900mAh. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a greater camera than Galaxy View.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a lot cheaper.
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