Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 30 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

20
Average:

2
Bad:

1

Pros:

Beautiful high resolution display.
Compelling productivity apps.
Engaging Magazine UX.

Cons:

Mediocre audio.
Much shorter battery life than rivals.

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Last revision on February 13, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Beautiful high resolution display
Compelling productivity apps
Engaging Magazine UX
Expandable microSD storage
Thin and lightweight
Powerful hardware
Main camera takes good photos
Builtin IR blaster lets us control TVs and settop boxes

Reviewers Didn't Like

Mediocre audio
Much shorter battery life than rivals
The $399.99 starting price is expensive
It's too easy to block the speakers and trigger the capacitive buttons unintentionally when holding the tablet in landscape orientation
Performance lags when using the multi window function
Magazine UX can't be turned off

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Expert reviews and ratings

The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a great Android tablet for users who want something that can be held comfortably like a small book. Thanks to its lightweight and thin design, this is one of the better design for that type of usage. In Landscape mode, it is an...

By Ubergizmo on July 25, 2014

Tablets are really starting to come into their own, and there's very rarely an instance of a "bad tablet" anymore. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro is a great illustration of this: Even though it doesn't score all that well in comparison to the other flagship...

By reviewed.com on June 25, 2014

With a high-res display and sprightly design, the Tab Pro 8.4 is a compelling Android tablet, though tempered by its price and battery life—and the looming Tab S. Read...

By Computer Shopper on June 16, 2014

Jack of all trades: Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 Samsung has been following the strategy of launching many different models on the market to satisfy every customer for some time. This time, it was Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 inch model that underwent our extensive tests....

By NotebookCheck on April 09, 2014

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro a very good mid-sized tablet, but so is the Google Nexus 7 , and it costs a good £100 less. Still, for a midrange tablet you get a stonking screen and extremely powerful processor with a pretty good camera thrown in. Not bad...

By Wired UK on April 04, 2014

With its all-screen, thin-and-light design, and fast performance levels, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is easily one of the finest small-screen Android tablets around. The big problem is that it's priced to compete with the iPad mini with Retina,...

By IT Pro Portal on April 03, 2014

Open Gallery In a world of cheapo-tabs a £350 slate has to go some way to convince gadgeteers that it's worth the extra spend. On paper the TabPro is just about there - it's got an amazingly sharp screen, is stuffed full of classy components,...

By Stuff on March 23, 2014

The Galaxy Tab Pro is a brilliant all-rounder and is tailored for enterprise usage. But the battery life is disappointing and it's not...

By IT PRO on March 18, 2014

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 won't be the one grabbing the headlines in the new Tab Pro range, I suspect, but it's arguably the best of the lot. Condensed down to this size, the WQXGA display renders everything in super-sharp detail, while the...

By TechRadar on March 18, 2014

By TechRadar AU on March 18, 2014

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4

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