Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 review: The Professional

10 February 2014
With the tablet market reaching near-saturation, another slab that’s just as thin, light and powerful as the rest of them will hardly bring crowds to the stores. Every maker is desperate to get some breathing space but few dare look for a space to call their own...

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  • AnonD-233853
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  • 16 Feb 2014

Does anybody know if the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 , with 3G/LTE, support mobil voice call, via Bluetooth and speaker/jack and MMS and SMS ?

My Galaxy note 10, 1 GT-N8020 works fine with voice calls via bluetooth and jack out , and support SMS. Will the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 , with 3G/LTE, also support Voice calls and sms like my old Galaxy tablet ?

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    • Anonymous
    • myS
    • 16 Feb 2014

    Why no S-pen? That's just crazy.

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      • Anonymous
      • n63
      • 16 Feb 2014

      Wow, so many features.. I wonder how much space they take.

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        • Tim
        • iiH
        • 16 Feb 2014

        Anonymous, 15 Feb 2014So you think Apple just say to one of its chip suppliers &q... moreYou really have to live these come back comments from these lounge chair experts who can't even give their name ... a comment from someone "Anonymous" is worthless. Go to bed child.

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          • Anonymous
          • sXG
          • 15 Feb 2014

          Tim, 15 Feb 2014All these comments on Apple being a great innovator because... moreSo you think Apple just say to one of its chip suppliers "we want a 1.6ghz dual core chip, and make it snappy"

          HAHA, oh god that is hilarious.

          Apple have a whole R&D wing. They may use a manufacturers own processors, but the schematics are far more complicated than just telling someone to build a house.

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            • AnonD-121109
            • vbC
            • 15 Feb 2014

            AnonD-77443, 10 Feb 2014That is a stupid comment by gsmarena... 99.9% of people in... moreAre you aware of the fact about how much extra battery these third party video player apps chew while playing the videos because of self decoders they use rather than using the inbuilt decoder of the device? I haven't evaluated yet but generally, the battery goes down almost 2.5 times faster. Last night only, I was watching Breaking Bad on my Kindle HD 8.9 and while the battery dropped by just 4% in 1 hour while native player was being used, it dropped by 15% in just 28 minutes when i started watching the same on MX than Mobo player. I searched for why and got this very fact stated in a review somewhere. So now I do convert videos to mp4 by Dvd Catalyst 4 before copying them to kindle. It sucks as it takes lot of time but got no else options lol. I hate charging every now n then. So please avoid using third party video players as much as possible, especially in tablets which take forever to charge.

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              • Tim
              • iiH
              • 15 Feb 2014

              All these comments on Apple being a great innovator because they " Design" their retina display and 64-bit processor...
              I can tell my builder I want a 4 bed room 2 bathroom 2 storey house with a big balcony with a water feature at the end also. The house may look amazing ... doea this make me a great designer, and innovator for the housing market?
              No ... It is someone giving their requirements to someone else and saying - build it. Regardless the fact that I live in a drought area and the fountain is not going to be used to its potential ...

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                • AnonD-229383
                • 8M}
                • 14 Feb 2014

                Apple supporter., 12 Feb 2014And proud to be. Again like 99% of all samsung products. Un... more@ Apple Supporter. The only problem is that there is nothing better about the iPhone 5s over the older S4. When the iPhone 4 came out with its retina display, it was a trend-setter, but the 5s is sadly far behind the competition. In fact, the last four iterations of iPhones have been underwhelming improvements. Most iPhone users today stick with it out of habit or blind loyalty to Apple.

                The battery life is worse, the screen is worse, the CPU is about on par, as is the camera (albeit low MP). Today there are *many* phones out there that are superior to the iPhones.

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                  • AnonD-121109
                  • vQ{
                  • 13 Feb 2014

                  Woho..amazing work by Samsung. Certainly tje most productive tablet till date. ipad mini 2 is nice too but given money, I would go for this. And all of this is coming from a Samsung disliker who believes in beauty in devices. lol. Great work done Samsung. I think now you deserve too see some success in tablet arena.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • gyf
                    • 13 Feb 2014

                    Sue, 12 Feb 2014this review is about samsung galaxy tab pro 8.4 not apple i... moreActually no one cares about your first choice.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • gyf
                      • 13 Feb 2014

                      AnonD-202828, 13 Feb 2014U dont know anything.. u just blind fanboy. Apple isnt stan... moreEven Microsoft is not completely standalone.So you are blind.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • gyf
                        • 13 Feb 2014

                        Anonymous, 12 Feb 2014Apple is made in china company, They are using lg screen , ... moreWow.You are such an illiterate.Retina displays and Apple chips are designed by Apple so their amazing power is because of the great design.Great companies like Microsoft and Apple design instead of building.

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                          • AnonD-202828
                          • Kiq
                          • 13 Feb 2014

                          Anonymous, 12 Feb 2014Because Apple is a great company like IBM,Google and Micros... moreU dont know anything.. u just blind fanboy. Apple isnt standalone company.. shameonyou.

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                            • that_guy
                            • Lts
                            • 13 Feb 2014

                            God knows I don't like Apple as a Company, but this time I wouldn't be surprised if they sue Samsung. This tablet lookslike an ipad mini but cheap... Shame on you Sammy...

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 7j{
                              • 12 Feb 2014

                              Anonymous, 12 Feb 2014Because Apple is a great company like IBM,Google and Micros... moreApple is made in china company, They are using lg screen , Samsung processor, and sony camara.only a boring operating system belongs to them.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • HI8
                                • 12 Feb 2014

                                Apple supporter., 12 Feb 2014And proud to be. Again like 99% of all samsung products. Un... moreBecause Apple is a great company like IBM,Google and Microsoft.It's better to call Samsung Shamesung.Their innovations are useless and they copied a lot too.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • HI8
                                  • 12 Feb 2014

                                  Raz, 12 Feb 2014Micro SD: How much storage can this support ? I hear sites ... moreGo to this tablet's spec part in GSMArena and see that it supports up to 64 GB of Micro SD.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • HI8
                                    • 12 Feb 2014

                                    AnonD-46153, 12 Feb 2014did you actually stop to think once that it is not samsung ... moreThe only?Even if it has the power of super computers without good battery life it becomes junk.

                                      Am surprised by the exclusion of the usual host of codec support, most amdroid devices usually excel in this area and to offer a device with such specs to use seems a little bit backward.
                                      Will one of the many free apps be able to get around this audio/video issue? I have tons of movies and was holding out for this tablet to be able to make use of exactly that its multimedia capabilities. If not i will be lookimg elsewhere for an equally powerful tablet which is non ios based. Hate the letterboxing on ipad minis and poor connection options.

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                                        • Sue
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                                        • 12 Feb 2014

                                        this review is about samsung galaxy tab pro 8.4 not apple iphone 5s or apple ipad mini 2.The price is ok comparing to the apple products and people will buy it because its a good device. i am not a devote to any company but apple ipad mini 2 is not my first choice