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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 64.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android |
| 2014-06-12 | 2014-05-15 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 7.96 x 5.33 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 12.70 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Kepler GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 6.72 |
| 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 | 6700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| 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 has a global score of 74.5, which is much better than the Xiaomi MiPad's general score of 64.4. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner tablet than Xiaomi MiPad, even when both of them were released with only a few months difference. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi MiPad, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a bit higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a little greater pixel count per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a way bigger memory for applications and games than Xiaomi MiPad, and although they both have a SD extension slot that holds up to 128 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has 32 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi MiPad counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has less RAM and 4 less cpu cores.
Xiaomi MiPad has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 6700mAh battery size. The Xiaomi MiPad has a camera that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 one, both have the same video quality, the same resolution back camera and the same video frame rates.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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