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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 275.00 |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a general score of 74.5, which is much better than the Xperia Tablet S's overall score of 58.9. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is newer, much thinner and incredibly lighter than Xperia Tablet S. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a newer 4.4.2 version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features just a bit better performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much more vibrant display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 2560 x 1600 resolution and way more pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a greater camera than Xperia Tablet S. Both have the same resolution back-facing camera. Xperia Tablet S features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has 64 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a way better battery life than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it a great choice.
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