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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
Sony Tablet S
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2011-04-26 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 166.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 2.8 |
| 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 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than the Sony Tablet S, having a score of 74.5 against 57.5. Both tablets we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a newer 4.4.2 version and Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 version. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is way newer, lighter and notably thinner than the Sony Tablet S.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much better display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 2560 x 1600 resolution and a way better pixels number per display inch. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a superior processing power than Sony Tablet S, because it has a higher amount of RAM and more CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Sony Tablet S, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 video quality and a way higher 8 mega pixels resolution camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a better storage for apps and games than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 128 GB.
Sony Tablet S features just a little better battery life than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 2% larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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