The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.4, a tablet that comes with a SuperAMOLED type screen with a resolution of no less than 2.560 x 1.600. Well, we compare this device with its great rival in the market, the Apple iPad mini with Retina display (2.048 x 1.536) which, yes, has a 7,9 ”panel.
The first thing to say when comparing these two tablets is that, beyond the resolution of both panels - slightly higher in the Samsung model - it should be noted that by including a new panel the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.4, the difference when it comes to image quality is no longer what it was in favor of the Apple model. Therefore, here the "distance" has been reduced to be able to say that, on paper, there is a technical tie (although it is true that in relation to consumption the panels SuperAMOLED they are somewhat better than Apple's Retina).
The next thing that is usually bought are the processor and memory that the devices include. Leaving aside the operating system, which is not comparable since it is not the same, it must be said that when it comes to hardware components, the Samsung Galaxy S Tab 8.4 outperforms the Apple iPad mini with a retina display. For example, the component that integrates the Korean company model may be a Exynos 5 eight-core (1,9 and 1,3 GHz) or a Snapdragpn 800 at 2,3 GHz. While the Apple device integrates a dual-core A7 at 1,3 GHz. That is, there is no color.
As for memory, it must be said that the Samsung model integrates 3 GB RAM, while the iPad mini with Retina display stays at 1 GB. Again, victory for the first. By the way, in storage and it must be said that, as usual, the possibility of using microSD cards is only present in the Samsung Galaxy S Tab 8.4 (which has variants with 16 or 32 GB internal), while the Apple tablet It has options with memory that goes from 128 to XNUMX GB.
Other issues to assess
For example, in the connectivity section it can be said that both models are more or less tied, since it offers access to networks 4G, WiFi and Bluetoth. So there are no big differences. Of course, we must highlight the inclusion of an infrared emitter in the new Samsung model.
Another section in which the Samsung Galaxy S Tab 8.4 exceeds the iPad mini Retina is in the cameras, since in the section of the rear sensor the first model includes a component of 8 megapixels for the five of the Apple model. In addition, the front camera is also better in the new terminal, since the included one is 2,1 Mpx by 1,2 of its rival in the market.
The overall dimensions are not comparable, since the panels are not even, but in the thickness there is a clear difference: the iPad mini reaches 7,9 millimeters, while the Samsung Galaxy S Tab 8.4 only reaches 6,6 . By the way, the weight is also lower in the tablet of the Korean company, since this in the worst case has 298 grams for the 341 of its direct competition.
As for the software, and taking into account that this is not an operating system comparison, it must be said that the Samsung Galaxy S Tab 8.4 includes a good number of applications and additional tools that make it not have to envy any model , including the iPad mini Retina. For example, possibilities such as Ultra-Power Saving to save battery, developments such as Kick or the inclusion of pack Galaxy Gifts (with countless additions), make it possible to take advantage of this model and that it is supplied with a good set of "gifts" in the form of applications.
The truth is that it seems that Samsung has revised the characteristics of the Apple model to surpass them one by one, except on the screen where the technical tie is evident but certainly what has been achieved is that the Retina panel is no longer so differential in the tablet market with the inclusion of SuperAMOLED in the Samsung Galaxy S Tab 8.4. No doubt this new device is one of the best in its market segment, of so there is no doubt.