What's better Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE or Apple iPad Air? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE vs Apple iPad Air: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE vs Apple iPad Air

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • Infrared port

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE

  • Price

    $119.95

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM CPU: Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (S800) Quad-core 1.9GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Exynos 5420)

    PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 330 (S800) Mali-T628MP6 (Exynos 5420)

    CAMERA Rear: 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash

    CAMERA Front: 2.1 MP

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1600 x 2560 pixels (~359 ppi pixel density)

    BATTERY Talk time: About 29 h

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

    MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

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Apple iPad Air
  • launch

  • Announced

    2014, June

  • Status

    Available. Released 2014, July

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Exynos 5 Octa 5420

  • CPU

    Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (S800) Quad-core 1.9GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Exynos 5420)

  • GPU

    Adreno 330 (S800) Mali-T628MP6 (Exynos 5420)

  • camera

  • Rear

    8 MP, autofocus, LED flash

  • Front

    2.1 MP

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging

  • display

  • Size

    8.4 inches

  • Resolution

    1600 x 2560 pixels (~359 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

    Yes - Samsung TouchWiz UI

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 4900 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 29 h

  • Playing Music

    About 80 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm (8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)

  • Weight

    298 g (10.51 oz, 0.66 lb)

  • SIM card

    Micro-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

  • Infrared port

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE 850 / 2100

  • Speed

    HSPA, LTE

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2013, October

  • Status

    Available. Released November 2013

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.0.2

  • Chipset

    Apple A7

  • CPU

    Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)

  • GPU

    PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

  • camera

  • Rear

    5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm, autofocus

  • Front

    1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 8600 mAh battery (32.4 Wh)

  • Talk time

    About 10 h

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

    240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)

  • Weight

    469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb, 16.54 oz)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Space Gray, Silver

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)

  • Infrared port

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0, reversible connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, gyro, compass

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5 (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

  • 4G bands

    LTE

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • Summary

    The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE is produced with a faster processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (S800) than the Apple iPad Air. This is an significant specification of this tablet as a fast processor shows a higher performance. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE uses a better GPU Adreno 330 (S800) Mali-T628MP6 (Exynos 5420) that will allow you to enjoy more number of modern game apps. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE runs more RAM (3 GB) i.e. this tablet shows higher performance in comparison to the Apple iPad Air.

    The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE is equipped with 4K UHD (1600 x 2560 pixels) display resolution with 359 ppi pixel density that is higher than the iPad Air 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) resolution with 263 ppi pixel density. It means that the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE is the best buy for browsing the web. If you want to get photos of a good quality then the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE is a better buy for you as this tablet has better back 2.1-Megapixel camera.

    Another nice bonus of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE is a card slot that will let the tablet owner to transfer files and expand internal storage easily. The iPad Air can be used longer without charging as it has a better battery life. The tablet uses 8600 mAh cell that is 3700 mAh bigger than the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE battery. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE weighs 298g which is 171g lighter than the weight of the Apple iPad Air.

    The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE has 9 advantages and the iPad Air only 1 so the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE will be the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.