Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) vs Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Motorola Xoom tablets, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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8.4"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1600x2560
8
MP
MP
2.1mp
3GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4900
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
10.1"
TFT
TFT
800x1280
5
MP
MP
2mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
3250
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better tablet? Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB)
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20 Advantages 
3 Advantages | 15 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +8 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Model | Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) |
| Other model names | Tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 SM-T700, Samsung Klimt | Tablet Motorola Xoom Family Edition MZ505 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Samsung | Motorola |
| Release date | 7/1/2014 | 1/1/2012, Announced: 5/1/2011 |
| Depth | 6.6 millimeters (0.26 inches) | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 125.6 x 212.8 millimeters (4.94 x 8.38 in) | 167.8 x 249.1 millimeters (6.61 x 9.81 in) |
| Weight | 294 grams (10.29 ounces) | 730 grams (25.55 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 8.4" inches | 10.1" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~70.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1600x2560 pixels | 800x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 359 PPI | 149 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| System version | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | Android 3.1 Honeycomb |
| Firmware update | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 (28nm) | 32bit: NVIDIA Tegra 2 (250 T20) (40nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 1.9GHz ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-core) 4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 | NVIDIA GeForce ULP MP8 (333MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| RAM memory | 3GB LPDDR3 | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 32GB (27GB available) | 16GB (13GB available) |
| External storage | Until 128GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | Not supported | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Network technology | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Dual-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 2.1 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1920x1080 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Loudspeaker | feature not registered | Stereo sound |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 1 microphone |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro-B USB MHL | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor Gyroscope | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Not supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 4900 mAh | 3250 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 11 hours | 9 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 336 hours (14 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | E-mail, Push mail | E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | feature not registered | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Dock with QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze • Samsung TouchWiz UI • 100.000:1 screen contrast | • Colors: Black • Google Maps 5.0 3D • QuickOffice • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 32GB) | Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.06W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.18W/kg (body) | feature not registered |