Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and 10.1 Review
by Jarred Walton on March 22, 2014 9:30 PM ESTCamera and Video Analysis
I still need to upload the videos so you'll have to wait for those, and if you haven't figured it out by now I'm really not the best photographer in the world...not even close! But I did run around inside and outside for a bit snapping pictures with both tablets.
The cameras are identical in the 8.4 and 10.1 Galaxy Pro, so while the galleries below contain images taken with both tablets there's really no difference to speak of (other than perhaps the location of the camera lenses and the potential to accidentally get upside-down photos from the 8.4 if you're not careful).
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For video, both the front and rear cameras record at 1080p30 with a bitrate of ~17Mbps; the rear-facing camera has a slightly higher quality, but either one will work for basic video needs. Pictures are a different story, with the front-facing camera supporting up to 1920x1080 with an f/2.4 aperture and the rear-facing camera supporting up to 3264x1836, also with an f/2.4 aperture. Compression artifacts are clearly evident with both cameras, but the rear-facing does offer much better overall quality.
Low-light performance is nothing special as far as I could tell; a mostly dark room will present problems, dimly lit photos will be very grainy, and even indoor photos in general are merely okay. Outdoors the camera does better, but that's typical of any camera.
Overall, the cameras do a serviceable job at taking photos and videos. I find tablet cameras to be a bit unwieldy personally, but at least the Samsung Galaxy Pro line can provide decent photos that will rival inexpensive point-and-shoot cameras.
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nerd1 - Sunday, March 23, 2014 - link
"I do wish Samsung had opted to go with 32GB of storage (even if it added $25 to the price)"I'd rather get a 32GB micro SD card with that money.
JarredWalton - Sunday, March 23, 2014 - link
I wouldn't, as the built-in storage is needed by certain apps -- you can't move some things to SD storage (without rooting and some other shenanigans).juhatus - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - link
atleast here in Finland they got 32Gb for 419€.http://www.gigantti.fi/product/tietokoneet/tableti...
Sunburn74 - Sunday, March 23, 2014 - link
Jared,Can you comment on hand writing input, styluses, and the software associated with? I'm looking for the best non apple tablet which allows for rapid handwriting input with a stylus.
JarredWalton - Sunday, March 23, 2014 - link
Sadly, I didn't get any of the Note tablets so there was no stylus for testing.ESC2000 - Friday, March 28, 2014 - link
Consider the Asus vivotab 8 which is a Windows tablet with a Wacom stylus (the best kind of stylus input software).ESC2000 - Friday, March 28, 2014 - link
Forgot to add that it starts at $329 and includes free office (which usually costs at least $100). It's not a looker but Wacom and the price allow one to overlook that.Death666Angel - Sunday, March 23, 2014 - link
Table on the first page is cut off on the right, can't see the "o" from "Pro" (behind the pipeline links) and the [")] is behind the Crucial ad. :) It is fine when I make the window very narrow, so that all the side bars vanish.JarredWalton - Sunday, March 23, 2014 - link
Yes, the table is about as narrow as I can make it but it's still too wide. I didn't want to break it into two pieces though. I'll try to avoid this next time. :-)Death666Angel - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - link
Ah, okay. Glad that you are aware of it. And it really isn't a big deal, I get all the info I need from it and it is much better than having 2 charts, yes. :)