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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 64.4 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-05-15 | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.96 x 5.33 x 0.33 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 12.70 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Kepler GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (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 |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 8.08 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a general score of 74.5, which is better than Xiaomi MiPad's general score of 64.4. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 body is lighter and thinner than Xiaomi MiPad, even though they were released with only 1 months difference. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi MiPad, because it has a quite larger display, a quite higher amount of pixels per inch of screen and a slightly higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px.
The Xiaomi MiPad has a bit faster processor than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores (but faster). Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4's camera is just as good as the camera in Xiaomi MiPad, both of them have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a very superior memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi MiPad, and although they both have a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has 32 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi MiPad counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 6700mAh battery size.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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