The

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Tab S 8.4 is an 8.4-inch Android-based

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produced and marketed by

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. It belongs to the ultra high-end "S" line of the cross between the

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and

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series, which also includes a 10.5-inch model, the

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a 10.5-inch Android-based tablet computer produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It belongs to the ultra high-end "S" line of the cross between the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Samsung Galaxy S series, which als ...

. It was announced on 12 June 2014, and subsequently released on 2 July 2014. It is available in Wi-Fi only and both Wi-Fi, 4G variants. This is Samsung's second 8.4-inch tablet which is aimed to be a direct competitor against the

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and the

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History

The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 was announced on 12 June 2014. It was shown along with the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 at the Samsung Galaxy Premier 2014 in

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Features

The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 was released with Android 4.4.4 Kitkat. Samsung customized the interface with its TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 software. As well as the standard suite of

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, it includes

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such as ChatON, S Suggest, S Voice, S Translator, S Planner, WatchON, Smart Stay, Multi-Window, Group Play, All Share Play, Samsung Magazine, Professional pack, Multi-user mode and SideSync 3.0. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is available in

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-only and 4G/ LTE & WiFi variants. Storage ranges from 16 GB to 32 GB depending on the model, with a

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card slot for expansion up to 128 GB.Galaxy Tab S Specifications
Samsung. Retrieved 14 June 2014. Color options include white, charcoal gray, and titanium bronze. It has an 8.4-inch

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(16:10) screen with a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels and a pixel density of 359 ppi. It also features a 2.1 MP front camera without flash and a rear-facing 8.0 MP AF camera with LED flash. It also has the ability to record HD videos.

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* {{Android tablets S 8.4 Android (operating system) devices Tablet computers introduced in 2014

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