Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Apr 16, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	4GB/64GB - $350 4GB/128GB - $420

Design

Dimensions
9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm	9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm
Weight
17.18 oz / 487.0 g Wi-Fi only - 487 g	16.47 oz / 465.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray	Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
8526 mAh, Li - Ion	7040 mAh

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 40min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 46min

Gaming

7h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (HDR)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	17.18 oz / 487.0 g

with LTE

Weight	16.47 oz / 467.0 g
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$420

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