Inganekwane I-Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 ithebhulethi eyayidumile ngaleso sikhathi, emuva ngo-2014. Le divayisi yabuya ngaleso sikhathi nge-chipset ye-processor ekhohliwe ekude i-Exynos 5420, ucezu olwalunosayizi wama-nm 28 nres kanye nama-cores ayisishiyagalombili amiswe ngale ndlela elandelayo: 4x ICortex-A15 ku-1.9 GHz & 4x Cortex-A7 ku-1.3 GHz.
Okukhumbuza ngo-2014, abakwaSamsung bethule ithebhulethi ye-Galaxy Tab S 8.4 njengemodeli yokuqala ochungechungeni lwethebhulethi ye-Galaxy Tab S ngo-2014. Lesi siginali sethulwe ngezinhlobo ezimbili zemodeli: eyodwa ene-Wi-Fi kanti enye inokuxhuma. 4G LTE. Owokuqala wanikezwa amandla yi-chipset eshiwo ngenhla ye-Exynos 5420, ngenkathi eyokugcina ifaka iQualcomm Snapdragon 800.
I-Galaxy Tab S engu-8.4-inch diagonal ikhishwe nge-Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) OS futhi kamuva yavuselelwa yaba yi-Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-6 lo mkhiqizo wethulwa futhi ukuxhaswa kwawo kwe-software kwaphela eminyakeni edlule, kepha manje umenzi waseNingizimu Korea usimangazile isibuyekezo esisha se-software esifanayo.
Ukuhluka kwe-WiFi kwe-Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 enenombolo yemodeli SM-T700 manje seyithola isibuyekezo esisha nge-firmware version T700XXU1CTK1 eYurophu. Lokhu kukhishwa kwesibuyekezo kubikwe okokuqala yi-GalaxyClub futhi njengoba bengenakho ukufinyelela kule thebhulethi endala, i-changelog yale nguqulo entsha ayaziwa.
Futhi, awunaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ngabe lesi sibuyekezo sizotholakala kwezinye izifunda kanye nokuhlukile kwe-LTE. Noma kunjalo, uma usenayo le thebhulethi kwenye indawo ngokusebenza, zama ukuyibuyekeza.
Lokhu kukhishwa kwephakheji ye-firmware yinkampani kuvela ukuthi kumangaze kakhulu. Asazi ukuthi kungani, futhi kuncane uma kuhlobene nenqubomgomo ebanzi kakhulu yezibuyekezo zamadivayisi amadala nalawo anqanyuliwe.