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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  • Apple supporter.
  • ftb
  • 12 Feb 2014

And proud to be. Again like 99% of all samsung products. Unbelievably high specs of which maybe 50% will be used due to the fact that it is overpowered and therefor eating the battery life. There is a reason the Iphone 5S will out perform the S4, just like the Ipad mini 2 will this. Might as well put a V16.4 Bugatti engine on a Uno 600 chassis and see what happens...

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    • AnonD-195372
    • wrf
    • 12 Feb 2014

    deewinc, 10 Feb 2014No DiVX support? my Galaxy tab 1 plays Xvid/DiVX videos. Th... moreon android, we have apps.... lol

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      • Raz
      • 2CL
      • 12 Feb 2014

      Micro SD: How much storage can this support ? I hear sites say 32GB and some say 64GB.

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        • AnonD-46153
        • 6PI
        • 12 Feb 2014

        AnonD-146453, 12 Feb 2014LOL! The money of most people is on the iPad. The iPa... moredid you actually stop to think once that it is not samsung fanboys but apple haters? could be...

        anyways, what you say is all subjective anyways and the article negates you on that...

        the only bad thing about this tablet is below avg battery timings...

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          • Ann
          • 8fE
          • 12 Feb 2014

          well i wrote in a few samsung threads asking them for these specs to be on an 8inch tablet and they made it possible the only thing missing is the s-pen but that can be overlooked for now.I dont want to carry a digital camera, a tablet and a cellphone around, so having an 8 megapixel camera with led flash does it for me and also the best office app i have seen so far.I am definately buying this one.Good job samsung

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            • AnonD-146453
            • IiE
            • 12 Feb 2014

            Question, 11 Feb 2014Still no comparisons with iPad mini 2? Are we getting a ... moreLOL!

            The money of most people is on the iPad.

            The iPad has a better screen ratio, better design, better look and feel....

            Samsung has meaningless specs, lag and cheap feel.

            (Yeah, I am half kidding, but it seems there are too many Sansung fanboys here. And my observations are generally true.)

            Cheers!

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              • The Man
              • N9@
              • 11 Feb 2014

              Wow, its amazing just amazing. Definitely one of the best tablets. I certainly hope the battery does its job properly.

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                • sXm
                • 11 Feb 2014

                Still no comparisons with iPad mini 2?

                Are we getting a VS matchup soon then?

                If so, my money is on Samsungs Tab.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • gyf
                  • 11 Feb 2014

                  Anonymous, 11 Feb 2014This is much better than ipad air & nexus 7-2 imoBetter than Nexus 7 yes but not iPad Air.

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                    • jSq
                    • 11 Feb 2014

                    Anonymous, 11 Feb 2014I own the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet, and it runs everything I thr... moreinterested in your experience with lg gpad 8.3--I bought it too and its nice but I am returning it because it keeps defaulting all my audio stream apps like radio stations/tunein/stitcher to stop when in a screen sleep mode--have not tested with new beats app but is there a setting to adjust???? as I like to listen to radio while doing something else--do not have this issue with my galaxy tab8.9
                    thanks

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                      • Anonymous
                      • J5P
                      • 11 Feb 2014

                      This is better than Nexus 7 2013 because of less hardware problems!
                      Dolphin Browser with Jetpack and modified Adobe Flash makes watching Adobe Flash movies... possible on every Kit Kat!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • v0X
                        • 11 Feb 2014

                        This is much better than ipad air & nexus 7-2 imo

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                          • Anonymous
                          • gyf
                          • 11 Feb 2014

                          Anonymous, 11 Feb 2014Screen is amazing , good ppi for a tablet. But bad battery life.

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                            • nbH
                            • 11 Feb 2014

                            I got as far as the battery test, then after reading those results the tablet became totally uninteresting.

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                              • darkich
                              • 0vS
                              • 11 Feb 2014

                              Fantastic tablet with by far the best UI out there imo.
                              Because it offers an unprecedented level of choice..using the great magazine layout that laughs in the face of Windows OR the simple yet endlessly customisable standard Android UI.

                              With a bit better battery endurance and the S Pen, this would be hands down the best tablet on earth

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                                • Anonymous
                                • rAf
                                • 11 Feb 2014

                                Screen is amazing , good ppi for a tablet.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • gyf
                                  • 11 Feb 2014

                                  iPad mini 2 has better build quality,better batterly life.

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                                    • AndyL
                                    • PU@
                                    • 11 Feb 2014

                                    I have been waiting for a Galaxy Tab 7.7 replacement. Screen sounds a little big... but everything else is good.

                                    But there seems to be some inconsistencies with the pictures that is worrying. Does this supports voice call (back up phone)? Some pictures shows that there is an earpiece, some pictures don't.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Im4
                                      • 11 Feb 2014

                                      I own the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet, and it runs everything I throw at it with ease, solid design, fantastic screen, micro SD card support, and for $250 it can not be beat.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PGX
                                        • 11 Feb 2014

                                        AnonD-77443, 10 Feb 2014That is a stupid comment by gsmarena... 99.9% of people in... moreBSPlayer is better IMO. Try it out :D