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Galaxy tab s or ipad air

I have ipad air and it is not so bad but I hate ios limitations as Iam an android fan ( I have note 3 ) and since the galaxy tab s is announced I was taken by its screen
The only concern i have is it worth to sell my ipad and buy a tab s or not , also the ipad build quality is a beauty does the tab s will satisfy me in its build quality or I will regret giving away my ipad ?
Last thing is the exynos processor coming with it will be good or we will suffer lagging?
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I wonder if any tablet is worth it now. What are the benefits of having our carrying a tablet?
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There is a 10.5" and 8.4" since OP didn't say which one, I'd take it the 10.5". I'd sell the Air for the 8.4 and/or 10.5". My bro has the iPad Air, very good tablet, but can't do much without jailbreaking it. Tab S specs is beastly! The exynos will not lag. Air has better built quality. Go to the store and check out the Tab S yourself. Good luck!
I might buy the 8.4" since my budget max is $400, but 10.5" Amoled is epic as hell! Wish I had $499 for it.

You buy Apple for the ecosystem, not for the hw/OS specs, which are behind Samsung/Android. If you don't have a must-have app on the iPad, go with Android. Better value for the $ and freedom to make changes as you wish.
The only issue I have with Samsung Tab S is that it's 16:9 screen ratio. I need the 4:3 for portrait eBook reading. For media consumption, I have a laptop & HT system.

I certainly talk about 10.5 model and the budget is not abig problem since I will sell the ipad and I mostly use my tablet for media like movies or tv series and I love android so go for it or wait for better processor and better build quality

Well the clear advantage of the 8.4 over the 10.5 is physical size and portability. While you can easily zoom small text on the 8.4 you cannot easily make the 10.5 physically smaller. The 8.4 is far easier to hold in one hand and read like a book. The 10.5 is more of a two handed affair.
Based upon people who own the Pro model and have seen the S in person, the reporting is the amoled screen is not sufficiently better or different to justify the $120 price premium over the current Pro model discounted pricing.
Rumor is Best buy may be offering a $100 trade in for any older working tablet when buying a S which could be a difference maker as the S will be thinner, lighter and have longer battery life.

mitchellvii said:
Well the clear advantage of the 8.4 over the 10.5 is physical size and portability. While you can easily zoom small text on the 8.4 you cannot easily make the 10.5 physically smaller. The 8.4 is far easier to hold in one hand and read like a book. The 10.5 is more of a two handed affair.
Based upon people who own the Pro model and have seen the S in person, the reporting is the amoled screen is not sufficiently better or different to justify the $120 price premium over the current Pro model discounted pricing.
Rumor is Best buy may be offering a $100 trade in for any older working tablet when buying a S which could be a difference maker as the S will be thinner, lighter and have longer battery life.
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I just recently bought the 8.4 "Pro" and have been using it for at least 5+hours a day since I got it. I visited my local Best Buy and took a look at the new "S" model as I am still within my return policy. The first thing you will notice is the screen. The amoled screen is very nice but like mitch said I would not buy it just for that.
What I would buy it for, and the reason why I am returning the "Pro" for it, is a number of things. The battery life is better and there is a software feature included that will extend the time of the charge.
The speakers are on alternate sides... this may not sound like much to most but being a guy with big hands I have to hold the "Pro" awkwardly in order to not cover one of the speakers. Having them to one side allows me to hold it like I should and hear what I am supposed to.
The "S" model is smaller and lighter. Now looking at the specs it doesn't look like much until you actually get it in your hand. It is a significant difference and makes it easier to hold and hold for longer periods of time.
The "Pro" functions just as well as the "S" until you start going nuts with the multi-tasking, which I use extensively. The extra 1gb of RAM that you get in the "S" makes a huge difference in what you can have open and how many. Play Order and Chaos with the music player while surfing the web is a wonderful thing.
So to sum it up, the screen is very sexy on the "S", but by itself I don't think "Pro" owners should really worry about that. For those of us that still have opportunity to swap them out, like myself, its all up to you but the rose gold trim on top of the changes I mentioned above are what convinced me to swap.
-Grev

One important point , this topic was created to compare the tab s with the ipad air not with pro and is it worth it to swap from the ipad to the tab s
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I cannot stand iOS. Just too limited and over simplified.
People for years have been touting the apps but when I tried an iPad mini for a while the app situation was Way worse than android.
The stupid x2 zoom was just totally unacceptable. Android scales everything very well. I don't care if the apps are all totally redone for tablet size or not.
The iOS ecosystem seems like everyone is trying to reinvent the wheel with form over function. Get some buzz with something cool that is less usable than it was. I think it suits the uber hipsters perfectly. But not me at all.
You're going to love holding the Tab S 8.4 at 300 grams, very thin and a nice grippy back.
The Screen..
Battery life, especially if you use a browser with Night mode, darker theme.

I think it has more to do with which OS you like better or which architecture you are invested in at this point as prices are similar. IMO the Tab has some advantages like SD card availability, weight, and size but they are not huge, except the SD thing. Personally I have a deep rooted dislike of Apple from the days when the DRMed music so you couldn't put stuff you purchased on different devices.

salahfathi said:
I have ipad air and it is not so bad but I hate ios limitations as Iam an android fan ( I have note 3 ) and since the galaxy tab s is announced I was taken by its screen
The only concern i have is it worth to sell my ipad and buy a tab s or not , also the ipad build quality is a beauty does the tab s will satisfy me in its build quality or I will regret giving away my ipad ?
Last thing is the exynos processor coming with it will be good or we will suffer lagging?
Thanks
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I got a steal on the Mini 2 64gb way under $400 and new. Got it in Feb this year just before 7.1 ios came out. So its jailbroken. The ONLY reason I bought it like so many others say jailbroken is the only way to go. I would never buy one with out it. I can put different icons widgets blah blah. If it was not jailbroken I might sell it for a Tab s.
Yet I didnt and bought the Tab s anyway. For ME there is just more freedom.

Zeblade said:
I got a steal on the Mini 2 64gb way under $400 and new. Got it in Feb this year just before 7.1 ios came out. So its jailbroken. The ONLY reason I bought it like so many others say jailbroken is the only way to go. I would never buy one with out it. I can put different icons widgets blah blah. If it was not jailbroken I might sell it for a Tab s.
Yet I didnt and bought the Tab s anyway. For ME there is just more freedom.
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My ipad is jailbroken too but enough lies on ourselves android alone without root has much more freedom than jailbroken ios

salahfathi said:
My ipad is jailbroken too but enough lies on ourselves android alone without root has much more freedom than jailbroken ios
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I 100% agree.

Update to my prior post. With the $100 trade in offer I went ahead and got the 10.5 Tab S. Glad I did. Colors amazing on this and like the extra size in portrait.

Get the S 10.5 and stick a 128 Gb sd card in it and save all of your music, videos etc on it so that you always have access to them wherever you go and if you need to do a factory reset then they are still available on the device.
Because the iPad has no sd card is a deal breaker for me.

IPad has a slicker, smoother os and a slightly better app store, but that's about it tbh. You can't use otg usb devices, no sd slot and a more restricted os. I have an ipad3 which I still use, but love the fact I can just plug my usb stick into my tab s and watch a movie or tv episode. Also the amoled screen is amazing. No iTunes to worry about either.
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I only got the tab S 8.4 less than a week ago, was deciding whether to get the ipad mini retina, I wanted the ipad to play one game from teamlava called dragon story, but the developer was more hunger for money with their games which makes player spend alot of money, so I have slowly grown off the game.
With the 8.4 there is more freedom to customize the tab, and with less limitation, and cheap to buy.

You won't be disappointed

bigbrown said:
You buy Apple for the ecosystem, not for the hw/OS specs, which are behind Samsung/Android. If you don't have a must-have app on the iPad, go with Android. Better value for the $ and freedom to make changes as you wish.
The only issue I have with Samsung Tab S is that it's 16:9 screen ratio. I need the 4:3 for portrait eBook reading. For media consumption, I have a laptop & HT system.
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HW isn't behind with the exception being the OLED panel itself. The CPU in an iPad Air is much faster then what Samsung uses.

HughesNet said:
HW isn't behind with the exception being the OLED panel itself. The CPU in an iPad Air is much faster then what Samsung uses.
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Another exception is running two apps simultaneously on the S 10.5 splitting it's 16:10 screen which is great and would not work on the ipad with it's 4:3 aspect ratio screen.

LG G Pad or Tab Pro 8.4 ?

So I'm on the verge to buy a 8 inches tablet and I've come down to a choice between the G Pad and the Samsung Tab Pro 8.4 and would like to have your opinions.
So of course, on paper, I should go with the Tab Pro. Better CPU&GPU, higher resolution, bigger battery, etc. But...the G Pad kinda looks better, has software buttons, has better Roms support (thank you GPE) and is also 150 € cheaper ! I also wonder if the GPE program will allow the G Pad to get updated longer than the Tab Pro.
So is the faster CPU/GPU really a huge leap of performance ? I'm not a huge gamer and will mostly browse the web and watch films.
What do you think ?

DannyBiker said:
So I'm on the verge to buy a 8 inches tablet and I've come down to a choice between the G Pad and the Samsung Tab Pro 8.4 and would like to have your opinions.
So of course, on paper, I should go with the Tab Pro. Better CPU&GPU, higher resolution, bigger battery, etc. But...the G Pad kinda looks better, has software buttons, has better Roms support (thank you GPE) and is also 150 € cheaper ! I also wonder if the GPE program will allow the G Pad to get updated longer than the Tab Pro.
So is the faster CPU/GPU really a huge leap of performance ? I'm not a huge gamer and will mostly browse the web and watch films.
What do you think ?
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I have the Gpad and it is a nice tablet, however, all the development is for the non GPE version. I also like soft buttons better than physical buttons. But if I were buying now it would be hard to overlook the 8.4 with Best Buy selling it for $249 in stores. It is now $80 cheaper than the Gpad.
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ncguy68 said:
I have the Gpad and it is a nice tablet, however, all the development is for the non GPE version. I also like soft buttons better than physical buttons. But if I were buying now it would be hard to overlook the 8.4 with Best Buy selling it for $249 in stores. It is now $80 cheaper than the Gpad.
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I have tried both. The display on the Gpad is far too dark, not even 300 nits.
"Distribution of brightness as well as brightness are poor. With an average brightness of 291.7 cd/m², the G Pad 8.3 performs worse than all comparison devices: The average brightness of the Google Nexus 7 display is above 200 cd/m² higher! A brightness distribution of 78% is very uneven. Such brightness differences can be seen with the naked eye in big white areas."
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-LG-G-Pad-8-3-Tablet.108906.0.html

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I have tried both. The display on the Gpad is far too dark, not even 300 nits.
"Distribution of brightness as well as brightness are poor. With an average brightness of 291.7 cd/m², the G Pad 8.3 performs worse than all comparison devices: The average brightness of the Google Nexus 7 display is above 200 cd/m² higher! A brightness distribution of 78% is very uneven. Such brightness differences can be seen with the naked eye in big white areas."
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-LG-G-Pad-8-3-Tablet.108906.0.html
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I use the Gpad mostly indoors where brightness is not an issue. In fact I find the darker screen much easier on my eyes while reading ebooks. I have a Nexus 7 I use away from home and outside where a brighter screen works best.
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i've had both. I find the G Pad not bright and the screen not crisp. I also has 2 warranty issues with build quality and screen. I wouldn't recommend it.

I also had a GPad before, screen too dark even indoors (basically full brightness for any dark movie), weird sound, blue line when got hot. Not a bad device, but if you can get a regular 8.4 at similar price they are not even in the same league.

ncguy68 said:
I have the Gpad and it is a nice tablet, however, all the development is for the non GPE version. I also like soft buttons better than physical buttons. But if I were buying now it would be hard to overlook the 8.4 with Best Buy selling it for $249 in stores. It is now $80 cheaper than the Gpad.
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Can you link me to an add that says tab pro 8.4 for 249? Because every add I see is still 329.00.
As far as processor and development go the gpads processor is more than fine. It can also be overclocked. I find that today's apps or even the best games need no over clocking though. They simply haven't caught up to the hardware. I so rarely have any tablet I own above 25% brightness I'm not sure how bright these guys homes are that they can't see the screen. My home is bright enough that I could cut diamonds and I have no issues, ever, with any tablet. The gtab has 348 nits max bright while the Tab pro goes to 450 so the Tab pro is better for outside direct sunlight viewing though. I find it to be better than the Nexus 7 2013 in fact and I love that tablet. The gpe version can use any of the custom ROMs by the by.
As for the pro tab 8.4 I find the hardware great. Mine did develop a stuck pixel however and I despise the speakers being on the same side. The physical buttons are horrible but I overcame that by using pie controls and disabling the hardware buttons.. The build quality of the 8.4 I find satisfactory, however the range and connectivity of the wifi are pathetic. Overall the hardware and screen are better in the 8.4 but if I'm going out I grab any tablet but the Tab pro 8.4 as wifi range and dropped connections are so bad on it.
All this being said, truthfully if I were you...i would wait to buy a tablet all together. In just a few short months or even less there will be a mass release of new tablets. They will all be quite nice I'm sure if you are looking for the latest and greatest, also, it will serve to lower the price of current models. The one I am hoping for is a nexus 8.9 but there will be a plethora of others.

conan1600 said:
Can you link me to an add that says tab pro 8.4 for 249? Because every add I see is still 329.00.
As far as processor and development go the gpads processor is more than fine. It can also be overclocked. I find that today's apps or even the best games need no over clocking though. They simply haven't caught up to the hardware. I so rarely have any tablet I own above 25% brightness I'm not sure how bright these guys homes are that they can't see the screen. My home is bright enough that I could cut diamonds and I have no issues, ever, with any tablet. The gtab has 348 nits max bright while the Tab pro goes to 450 so the Tab pro is better for outside direct sunlight viewing though. I find it to be better than the Nexus 7 2013 in fact and I love that tablet. The gpe version can use any of the custom ROMs by the by.
As for the pro tab 8.4 I find the hardware great. Mine did develop a stuck pixel however and I despise the speakers being on the same side. The physical buttons are horrible but I overcame that by using pie controls and disabling the hardware buttons.. The build quality of the 8.4 I find satisfactory, however the range and connectivity of the wifi are pathetic. Overall the hardware and screen are better in the 8.4 but if I'm going out I grab any tablet but the Tab pro 8.4 as wifi range and dropped connections are so bad on it.
All this being said, truthfully if I were you...i would wait to buy a tablet all together. In just a few short months or even less there will be a mass release of new tablets. They will all be quite nice I'm sure if you are looking for the latest and greatest, also, it will serve to lower the price of current models. The one I am hoping for is a nexus 8.9 but there will be a plethora of others.
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I never saw the tab pro 8.4 online for $249. Only in store at Best Buy. This was before the tab s went on sale today. Not sure if the $249 price is still good.
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ncguy68 said:
I never saw the tab pro 8.4 online for $249. Only in store at Best Buy. This was before the tab s went on sale today. Not sure if the $249 price is still good.
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Op if you can find this tablet at the price he saw it at I'd run to buy it. Don't walk, sprint all out. It would be a steal at $250.00. While it has its issues that price point would more than make up for the inconvenience. Not to mention the latest greatest coming soon would never bear out against such a price.

Can't decide, going Crazy. (Tab Pro vs S 8.4)

I really can't decide on which tablet to go with. I'm going crazy, have ordered and cancelled back and forth out of being undecided.
(Im buying LTE version to replace my Note 3 as my main communications device, including phonecalls and networking)
Reasons for Pro 8.4:
I do a lot of reading, so white backgrounds are handled better with the SC LCD on the Pro (brighter), also less battery consumption on lighter backgrounds (also whiter to my understanding), i don't enjoy oversaturated colors on AMOLED Screens (i set my display as professional photo profile on my Note 3, which reduces oversaturation), plus Super Clear LCD (i think it's similar to IPS?) would be superior sharpness-wise against the pentile arrangement of the S Amoled?. I don't like the gold bezel on the S much but that can be covered with a skin i plan to buy, prefer the chrome one. Slightly faster processor. Cheaper.
Reasons for S 8.4:
Newer (by a couple of months) but thinking on longevity Samsung might make the S series their baby, that means slower software updates for the Pro and maybe less longevity software wise, 3 GB Ram makes it future proof. AMOLED has a lower screen longevity, i've seen Galaxies S2/S3 in stores that looks horrendous, and well, i might not have this tablet in 2-3 years, but if i do i prefer to have it looking as good as new. Lighter.
Anyone who has owned or currently owned both can compare and give their reasons on why they chose one over the other?
I know that AMOLED has come a long way in advancements but, are the whites now closer to SC LCD? Is the bluriness from the pentile arrangement gone vs SCLCD/IPS?
Thank you!

I have two similar threads, at pro and S forum. Take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-8-4-vs-s-8-4-worth-price-difference-t2838340
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/pro-8-4-vs-s-8-4-worth-price-difference-t2838339
What bother me the most is better support to Qualcomm processor (Pro) vs better RAM + lighter + thinner (S). Good luck your our decision

Prokeke said:
I have two similar threads, at pro and S forum. Take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-8-4-vs-s-8-4-worth-price-difference-t2838340
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/pro-8-4-vs-s-8-4-worth-price-difference-t2838339
What bother me the most is better support to Qualcomm processor (Pro) vs better RAM + lighter + thinner (S). Good luck your our decision
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I did read both your threads, thanks
This is driving me crazy hahaha.

Post on wrong thread

Do yourself a favor and go to a store and have a look at both tablet side by side and you will see the differences. The whites are whiter and black are near perfect pitch black. The pro screen looks washed out and to me colors aren't strickingly realistic. After looking at this screen long enough, i can't see myself going back to apple retina or any ips screen anymore. I just wish samsung software is on par with apple.

I have a note3 rooted running well so I decided to buy tab s 8.4 wifi. I found that the tab S response is relatively slow and most disappointed is that tab s 8.4 doesn't support 4K video. It is not smooth, relative to note3, in some 1080p video. It is far to my expectation. I am planning to sell it out.

Do you own an Note 3 with Exynos or Snapdragon?
My guess is that sluggishness is because of some early stage problems with Exynos 5 in conjunction with highres AMOLED. Very likely it gets matured as the hardware should be pretty capable.

I had the pro and changed it to the tab s. They are both very similar.
The pro had a little bit of a better battery life. I prefer the screen on the tab s. Love the fingerprint scanner and how thin it is. I prefer the tab s overall.

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le0.br4zuc4 said:
I had the pro and changed it to the tab s. They are both very similar.
The pro had a little bit of a better battery life. I prefer the screen on the tab s. Love the fingerprint scanner and how thin it is. I prefer the tab s overall.
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You like the screen on the S better, would you be more specific?
Are we speaking about shaprness, colors, blacks, whites?
Any other reasons to go with the S instead?
Thank you

NixxonExxo said:
Do yourself a favor and go to a store and have a look at both tablet side by side and you will see the differences. The whites are whiter and black are near perfect pitch black. The pro screen looks washed out and to me colors aren't strickingly realistic. After looking at this screen long enough, i can't see myself going back to apple retina or any ips screen anymore. I just wish samsung software is on par with apple.
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I cant find the S in my local best buy, just the Pro. So i cant compare but im going to trust you.
You say whites are whiter? I own a Note 3, and well whites are good but not as good as an IPS screen, i thought Pro's SC LCD was just another name for IPS?
Touchwiz lags behind iOS, but i actually like android better.
Thanks for your input!

I was stuck making the same decision at Best Buy lol
I did end with with the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 after doing three days of a bunch of research reading reviews and comparing the pros and cons.
Why i chose the Tab S 8.4 over the Pro
- 2560x1600 Super AMOLED screen (insane contrast ratio, the whites are bright and, well white! And the blacks are truly black!)
- Exynos S Octa cpu (two quad core cpus vs one quad core in the pro)
- 3gigs ram
- sd card support up to 128gb
There are my reasons. If you can afford the extra, what is it now, like $50? I would go for the Tab S over the Pro!

I watch bunch of youtube videos and ended here

RoyBM said:
I was stuck making the same decision at Best Buy lol
I did end with with the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 after doing three days of a bunch of research reading reviews and comparing the pros and cons.
Why i chose the Tab S 8.4 over the Pro
- 2560x1600 Super AMOLED screen (insane contrast ratio, the whites are bright and, well white! And the blacks are truly black!)
- Exynos S Octa cpu (two quad core cpus vs one quad core in the pro)
- 3gigs ram
- sd card support up to 128gb
There are my reasons. If you can afford the extra, what is it now, like $50? I would go for the Tab S over the Pro!
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I think i'm getting on the same boat as you my friend.

RoyBM said:
I was stuck making the same decision at Best Buy lol
I did end with with the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 after doing three days of a bunch of research reading reviews and comparing the pros and cons.
Why i chose the Tab S 8.4 over the Pro
- 2560x1600 Super AMOLED screen (insane contrast ratio, the whites are bright and, well white! And the blacks are truly black!)
- Exynos S Octa cpu (two quad core cpus vs one quad core in the pro)
- 3gigs ram
- sd card support up to 128gb
There are my reasons. If you can afford the extra, what is it now, like $50? I would go for the Tab S over the Pro!
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£100 price difference here if it was only £30 I'd defiantly go for the Tab S

Right now in the states on BedtBuys website, the tab pro is $329.99.
Just in case anyone did decidd to get the pro.

Satorikn said:
I really can't decide on which tablet to go with. I'm going crazy, have ordered and cancelled back and forth out of being undecided.
(Im buying LTE version to replace my Note 3 as my main communications device, including phonecalls and networking)
Reasons for Pro 8.4:
I do a lot of reading, so white backgrounds are handled better with the SC LCD on the Pro (brighter), also less battery consumption on lighter backgrounds (also whiter to my understanding), i don't enjoy oversaturated colors on AMOLED Screens (i set my display as professional photo profile on my Note 3, which reduces oversaturation), plus Super Clear LCD (i think it's similar to IPS?) would be superior sharpness-wise against the pentile arrangement of the S Amoled?. I don't like the gold bezel on the S much but that can be covered with a skin i plan to buy, prefer the chrome one. Slightly faster processor. Cheaper.
Reasons for S 8.4:
Newer (by a couple of months) but thinking on longevity Samsung might make the S series their baby, that means slower software updates for the Pro and maybe less longevity software wise, 3 GB Ram makes it future proof. AMOLED has a lower screen longevity, i've seen Galaxies S2/S3 in stores that looks horrendous, and well, i might not have this tablet in 2-3 years, but if i do i prefer to have it looking as good as new. Lighter.
Anyone who has owned or currently owned both can compare and give their reasons on why they chose one over the other?
I know that AMOLED has come a long way in advancements but, are the whites now closer to SC LCD? Is the bluriness from the pentile arrangement gone vs SCLCD/IPS?
Thank you!
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we all know you want all the super amoled goodness so go for the tab S it'll be my first tablet as well yey for me

avenging said:
we all know you want all the super amoled goodness so go for the tab S it'll be my first tablet as well yey for me
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Yeah i went with the S 8.4, should be here on friday

Satorikn said:
Reasons for Pro 8.4:
i don't enjoy oversaturated colors on AMOLED Screens (i set my display as professional photo profile on my Note 3, which reduces oversaturation)
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If its like the 10.5 your going to get a shock if you don't like over saturated colors, at least when you first switch it on, luckily the Basic profile isn't too bad it actually tracks pretty accurate but its still a touch over saturated.
There is a way to get a degree of adjustment as far as over saturation goes but you might find it effects other things, contrast etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/unrealistic-colors-movie-tv-viewing-to-t2805794

i was in bahrain yesterday and managed to check out both sizes (only LTE versions) and wow indeed the screen is as good as they said it was. there was a demo video with a red lobster, i paused it and it looked like it was painted on or something.
wish they would sell the wifi versions only i dont really need the LTE

le0.br4zuc4 said:
I had the pro and changed it to the tab s. They are both very similar.
The pro had a little bit of a better battery life. I prefer the screen on the tab s. Love the fingerprint scanner and how thin it is. I prefer the tab s overall.
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I was in the same situation, had the Tab Pro 8.4 and gave that to a family member and bought myself the Tab S 8.4. Finding similar things like better batter on the Pro, however the AMOLED screen is just gorgeous and also I much prefer the speaker placement on the Tab S for watching movies (proper stereo placement).

Scratched up Tab S 8.4 or Pristine Tab Pro 8.4?

I picked up a used Tab 2 8.4 a couple of weeks ago locally, it is a bit beat up physically (minor screen scratches, case scratches and a small chip on bottom right). It works great (for $100 I couldn't resist).
However, it being a bit beat up physically has me considering buying a pristine Pro 8.4. I am sure I can sell my current one for between $120-$150 pretty easily, so, it would only cost me $30-40 to make the switch.
The question is, would it be a significant downgrade? From what I could find, I know it would have 1GB less ram and not a Amoled display but it seems the display is still very good and the CPU benchmarks is actually higher for the pro, especially when not using videos.
My big concern is the battery difference (although it seems to not be as big of an issue if not watching videos (which I won't be).
Thoughts on making this switch? If it was you, would you?
Thanks

Battery life on the pro 8.4 is about 10 hours, less if you do heavy gaming or videos or use full brightness, the display pixel-wise is better on the Tab Pro but it is power-hungry, tab pro 8.4 also has the snapdragon 800 which is faster then the cpu in the Tab S, I rarely run into memory issues with 2 GB of ram but that could change at any time.., Snapdragon base devices also have better 3rd party firmware support, where the Tab S uses Samsung proprietary Exynos SOC making it hard for 3rd party developers to work with/support.
But on the flip side, the Tab S so far has been getting better support from Samsung with a newer Lollipop firmware (5.0.2), better battery life (assumabley), a fingerprint scanner, the tab S is also slightly smaller in height then the tab pro.

otyg said:
Battery life on the pro 8.4 is about 10 hours, less if you do heavy gaming or videos or use full brightness, the display pixel-wise is better on the Tab Pro but it is power-hungry, tab pro 8.4 also has the snapdragon 800 which is faster then the cpu in the Tab S, I rarely run into memory issues with 2 GB of ram but that could change at any time.., Snapdragon base devices also have better 3rd party firmware support, where the Tab S uses Samsung proprietary Exynos SOC making it hard for 3rd party developers to work with/support.
But on the flip side, the Tab S so far has been getting better support from Samsung with a newer Lollipop firmware (5.0.2), better battery life (assumabley), a fingerprint scanner, the tab S is also slightly smaller in height then the tab pro.
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Thanks for the information, it doesn't sound like there is a huge difference between the two so I think i'll give the Pro 8.4 a try.

What is better than an Tab S? Anything comparable?

I still love the size and awesome screen etc of the original S1
Of course battery is an issue but i love the 8.4 inch form factor and thinness.
What Android tablet out there trumps the S1?
I cant seem to think of many.

YEP
I picked the last one off Swappa over the weekend. I have had it before but thought the display wasn't that great. I still don't think it's as good as the S2 display despite being higher PPI. The only thing I think comes close is Huawei Mediapad M3. But it doesn't have as strong of a development community at least at this point. Everything else is comparable or better I think. Great display, but not AMOLED. Comparable performance, SD card slot, USB-C etc.

You dont think the S1 display is good?

in term of what? Display & dimension? None to me. I even dumb my tab s2 8.0 and back to tab s 8.4 due to the screen dimension. Since i watch a lot of movie using the tab i hate the big black bar on tab s2. I really hope they did make the storage to 32GB last time... it will last far longer then the current 16GB space. But it more comfortable if you do reading on Tab S2. Gaming wise... well more less the same. It eat battery like nuts... hahaha... In android world the only thing that can give far more better experience IMO are Nvidia Shield. that's it.

Nothing it cannot be beaten in my opinion, It`s the oled display at 16:10 ratio and 10.5" size that makes it the best, the S2 and S3 have an 4:3 diplay, and if your primary use is video/movies it`s the best.
John.

I am pretty happy with the 10.5 Tab S. It does have flaws, but I don't think it's worth to throw it away and buy a new tablet. However, if it dies, there is no way I am buying another Tab S again. I'd probably go for Lenovo's new line of Yoga Tab 3 Plus 10 inch tablets or for the Huawei mediapad M3. If the prices of the new Tab S3 drop down by the holidays, I'd consider one of those too.

I switched to the tab s3 from a tab s 10.5 last week. Loved my S but it started getting pretty laggy and Ive been waiting for months for something decent to come along and check all the boxes. I'm pretty happy do far, waiting for reviews until I decide on what case to get.
Also, Best Buy gave me $100 trade in for an old note 8.0 Att tablet I had laying around and it looks like I can get $150 easy for the tab s so that makes it easier to swallow.
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And the S1 has stereo speakers in the correct location for watching a video in landscape mode, the S2 and S3 has both speakers on one end for use in an portrait mode, good luck getting a stereo effect with that when you are trying to watch a movie.
John.