The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has an 8.4", 2560 x 1600 Super Clear LCD. As per usual for Samsung, the power button is on the upper right side and the volume rocker is just below it. The tablet has a micro USB 2.0 port, 3.5mm combo audio jack and an SDXC microSD card slot. The tablet's angled sides and width make it a little less comfortable in hand than the curvy LG G Pad 8.3. The iPad mini with Retina display weighs the same but it has a half inch smaller display. Plastic as ever allows Samsung to make their tablets and smartphones as thin and light as possible, and the 0.28" thick Tab Pro 8.4 weighs in at just 11.67 ounces. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is a good looking tablet, and it doesn't come across as cheap in the least, though I'm sure many of you may prefer the iPad mini's cleanly designed aluminum back or the LG G Pad 8.3's classy metal backside. What has changed is the back: it's more grippy and organic feeling. From the crazy thin design with faux aluminum edges (improved from the more plasticky looking chromed finish on the 2014 Note 10.1) to the faux leather plastic back that's available in your choice of black or white, the design is the same. Honey, who shrunk the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition? Samsung's new Pro Android tablets ( Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and the Tab Pro 8.4) all look like stretched or shrunken 2014 Note 10.1 tablets. One thing the Note 8.0 bests the Tab Pro 8.4 on is pen input: sadly this is a "Tab" rather than "Note" tablet, so there's no pen. Those specs put to shame the once high end but now aged Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. Dual band WiFi 802.11ac, an 8MP rear camera, a full-featured AV remote, GPS and more are on board. The 8.4" Pro model runs Android 4.4 KitKat on the Snapdragon 800 quad core CPU that tops the performance charts and it has an incredibly high resolution display for a small tablet: 2560 x 1600. For $50 more, you get a better display and a faster CPU, though you won't get the G Pad's nice metal back. The $349 LG G Pad 8.3 was the first mid to high end model to hit the streets, but now it has serious competition from the Tab Pro 8.4. In fact, as 8" tablets become the new 7" in terms of popularity, the only thing missing was a high end model running Android. Even then, it's hard to complain because you get what you pay for the Tab Pro 8.4 is chock full of high end specs and features. In fact with the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, just about the only thing we can find to complain about is the $399 price tag for the base WiFi-only 16 gig model. In Chief (twitter: things don't come cheap. What's Not: No pen option, not cheap (but you get what you pay for). What's Hot: Fast, high resolution display, excellent bundled Office suite. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 Editor's rating (1-5): Home > Android Tablet Reviews > Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
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