Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 review: S-class coupe
S-class coupe
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The Wi-Fi-only version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features Exynos Octa 5422 chipset with 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A15 CPU and 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU. The GPU is Mali-T628 GPU, while 3GB of RAM make sure everything runs smoothly on the device.
GeekBench 3 and AnTuTu 4 are benchmarks which put to the test the hardware combo inside the tablet. GeekBench 3 is more CPU-intensive, whereas AnTuTu 4 is a compound benchmark - testing CPU, GPU, memory performance among others.
GeekBench 3
Higher is better
-
Oppo Find 7a
3093 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
3011 -
Galaxy S5 Active
3010 -
Sony Xperia Z2
2856 -
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
2781 -
LG G3
2687 -
LG G Pro 2
2585 -
LG Nexus 5
2453 -
HTC One (M8)
2367 -
LG G2
2243 -
Motorola Moto X
2123 -
HTC One mini 2
1526 -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
1359
AnTuTu 4
Higher is better
-
HTC One (M8)
37009 -
Galaxy S5 Active
36162 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
36018 -
LG G2
35444 -
Oppo Find 7a
33344 -
Sony Xperia Z2
33182 -
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
31754 -
LG G3
30482 -
LG G Pro 2
29603 -
LG Nexus 5
25097 -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
19896 -
Motorola Moto X
19031 -
HTC One mini 2
17883
Basemark OS II is another all-round benchmark. It gives an overall score along with single-core, multi-core, and math performance. The tablet didn't blow us away on this occasion.
Basemark OS II
Higher is better
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LG G3
1151 -
LG G Pro 2
1140 -
LG G3 (anti-cheat)
1132 -
HTC One (M8)
1126 -
Galaxy S5 Active
1107 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
1082 -
Sony Xperia Z2
1080 -
Oppo Find 7a
1057 -
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
776 -
HTC One mini 2
517 -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
434
Next up we have GFXBench's 2.7 T-Rex and 3.0 Manhattan. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 performed in an underwhelming fashion here - its GPU simply couldn't manage all the pixels the way a flagship device should during the on-screen tests. The off-screen results were slightly better, yet still far from the top of the charts.
GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
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HTC One (M8)
28.4 -
Oppo Find 7a
28.4 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
27.8 -
LG G3
27.6 -
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
27.5 -
Sony Xperia Z2
27.2 -
LG Nexus 5
23 -
LG G Pro 2
22.9 -
LG G2
22 -
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
20.5 -
Motorola Moto X
16 -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
5.8 -
HTC One mini 2
5.8
GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)
Higher is better
-
HTC One (M8)
30.1 -
Oppo Find 7a
28.8 -
Sony Xperia Z2
28.7 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
28.1 -
Galaxy S5 Active
27.7 -
LG G Pro 2
24.1 -
LG Nexus 5
24 -
LG G2
23.1 -
LG G3
20.6 -
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
13.6 -
HTC One mini 2
11 -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
10.9
GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
-
LG G3
11.9 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
11.8 -
Galaxy S5 Active
11.7 -
Sony Xperia Z2
11.7 -
Oppo Find 7a
11.4 -
HTC One (M8)
11.1 -
LG G Pro 2
8.7 -
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
5.6 -
HTC One mini 2
1.7
GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)
Higher is better
-
Sony Xperia Z2
12.2 -
HTC One (M8)
11.9 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
11.7 -
Galaxy S5 Active
11.7 -
Oppo Find 7a
11.4 -
LG G Pro 2
9.2 -
LG G3
7.4 -
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
4.1 -
HTC One mini 2
3.8 -
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
2.9
BrowserMark 2.1 looks at HTML 5 performance, while Mozilla's Kraken 1.1 is JavaScript-centric. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 set both benchmarks on fire - it posted the best results we've seen to date on both occasions.
BrowserMark 2.1
Higher is better
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Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
1681 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
1398 -
LG G Pro 2
1346 -
Oppo Find 7a
1327 -
Galaxy S5 Active
1319 -
LG Nexus 5
1286 -
LG G3
1254 -
Sony Xperia Z2
1224 -
HTC One (M8)
1069 -
HTC One mini 2
945
Kraken 1.1
Lower is better
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Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Exynos)
4927 -
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
6043 -
Galaxy S5 Active
6341 -
LG G Pro 2
6578 -
Oppo Find 7a
6660 -
Sony Xperia Z2
7041 -
LG Nexus 5
7148 -
LG G3
7610 -
HTC One (M8)
10296 -
HTC One mini 2
15684
Overall, the processing performance of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is quite good although its GPU could have been better, especially considering the high pressure that the high-res screen puts on it.
Reader comments
- Lonerock
- 01 Jul 2020
- 7yU
will samsung come out with a wifi only version of the tab a 8.4? Looking to upgrade my 2015 tab a model.
- Anonymous
- 02 Nov 2015
- 0Tp
Antutu 36000
- azadeh
- 04 Aug 2015
- B}6
My music app view suddenly changed into tabs view , but i want to switch to that folder view that i had from the first what shuold i do?