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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android |
| 2014-06-12 | 2015-11-27 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 7.89 x 5.22 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 11.36 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 203.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Intel Atom x5 Z850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.48 |
| 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 | 6190mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, with a 74.5 score against 65.7. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is a bit thinner and a little lighter than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, although it was released just a little over a year before. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, while Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 counts with Android OS.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a better display than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, because it has a bit more pixels per screen inch, a slightly higher 2560 x 1600 resolution and a bit larger screen. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a slightly better storage for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 128 GB.
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has a lower number of cores and less RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 6190mAh battery size against 4900mAh. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 and Galaxy Tab S 8.4 both have really similar cameras, both of them have the same video resolution, the same video frame rate and a back-facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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