Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Google Nexus 9 vs Dell Venue 8 7000

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Dell
Announced June 2014 October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - July 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 17,500 ($242.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
6 mm thick
(0.24 in thick)
Weight 294 g (10.37 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint sensor Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3500 series
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) PowerVR G6430
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 OLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.4 inches 8.9 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 69.76% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Auto focus, Intel RealSense 3D Technology (2 X 720p Cameras)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery -
Capacity 4900 mAh 6700 mAh 5900 mAh
Stand by - Up to 720 h -
Talk Time - Up to 9 h 30 min -