A month after pre-orders for the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 kicked off through AT&T, many are comparing the device to the growth of major tech competitors for Samsung such as Apple and Google.

Though the latest Samsung Galaxy tablet, Google's anticipated Nexus 8 is likely to prove no competition - at least in respect to the design, according to The REM.

The Tab S 8.4 will have a faux leather back cover and is slated to have a much sleeker design.

ORDOH has reported that the Tab S 8.4 is surprisingly impressive.

Google's Nexus 8 will be slightly larger than the Tab, by about half an inch.

Samsung emerged as serious competition for Apple, whose iPad Air was touted as the lightest and thinnest tablet out there.

The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 surpasses the iPad Air on both those titles, ORDOH reported.

And Google's Nexus 8 will not come close to competing as it is supposed to actually be slightly heavier, though not bulkier.

Certain technical aspects are their only downfalls, such as the Tab S 8.4's boasting that it has an octa-core processor. But the processor doesn't work like an octopus with eight arms; just a few cores at a time.

The iPad Air's downfall is its minimal RAM - which is a problem that causes Safari, the Apple web browser, to crash when content-rich sites are loading.

The Tab has also managed to outdo Apple in battery life and camera, as well.

Tab S 8.4 offers 11 hours of battery life, compared to the iPad Air's 10. And the camera on the Air is a 5-megapixel, while the Tab offers a clearer crisper picture with an 8-megapixel camera.

And yet another one-up for the Tab has been the AMOLED display, which is a serious competition for the Apple Retina display.

But the impressive device comes with an equally worth price tag, between $400 and $600 Comparatively, the Nexus 8 will cost much less at $350, The REM reported. The iPad Air is sold at about $650.