However, with a Delta e rating of just 1.4, the Air's duller palette is closer to real life. When we placed the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 next to an iPad Air and played a trailer for 'X-Men: Days of Future Past,' images like the red in a character's lips or the yellow in his t-shirt were deeper on the Tab. While not perfect, the screen returned a solid Delta E color accuracy rating of 4.9, a bit better than the 5.4 category average (0 is perfect accuracy). We found the colors similarly vibrant when playing kids' games like 'Lightning McQueen Builder.' When we watched a movie trailer for 'The Guardians of the Galaxy,' the green in Gamora's skin or the yellow in Star-Lord's space suit were particularly rich and alive.

When we took the device out on our roof in noon sunlight on a cloudless day, it was easy to see all the icons and controls on the screen, something that's impossible on many other mobile devices.Ĭlick to EnlargeThe screen displayed a strong 160.5 percent of the sRGB color gamut, about double the category average of 84.8 percent and the LG G Pad 8.3's 79 percent. On our light meter, which measures display brightness in lux, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 scored 505, well above the 348 tablet category average, iPad Mini with Retina (390 lux), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (465 lux) and the LG G Pad 8.3 (273 lux). Samsung's Adapt Display technology, which adjusts color display based on the content, and its ambient light sensor combined to provide bright, colorful images even in direct sunlight. Facebook looked particularly bad on the slate's screen with lots of wasted space and a news feed that looked stretched in landscape mode. However, Mater Memory Mission (a childrens' memory game) and Pinball Pro appeared slightly pixilated because they were not designed to scale up to higher resolutions. Click to EnlargeHigh-end games, such as 'Creative Mobile Drag Racing' and ODD Games 'Monster Truck Destruction' looked sharp, colorful and detailed.

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