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GSMArena team, 25 June 2014

S-class coupe


Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 review: S-class coupe

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  • User reviews
  • Galaxy Tab S 8.4

5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, design and build quality, display
  3. 3. Controls, battery performance, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Contacts, messaging, text input, file manager
  7. 7. Gallery, multimedia players, audio quality, loudspeaker
  8. 8. Still and video camera
  9. 9. Web browser, additional apps
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (52)

Samsung Android Tablets

Synthetic benhcmarks

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

Next Page » 6. Contacts, messaging, text input, file manager
5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, design and build quality, display
  3. 3. Controls, battery performance, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Contacts, messaging, text input, file manager
  7. 7. Gallery, multimedia players, audio quality, loudspeaker
  8. 8. Still and video camera
  9. 9. Web browser, additional apps
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (52)

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  • User reviews
  • Galaxy Tab S 8.4

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