Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g)	14.82 oz (420.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
9.7-inch	10.5-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
72.80 %	81.93 %
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Adreno 640
RAM
2GB	8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
8827 mAh	7040 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)	8 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 559	$ 730
In The Box
iPad Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Jul 31, 2019

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 459

with 128 GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP	$ 650

Wi-Fi only

Internal storage	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
MSRP	$ 329

with LTE support

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
MSRP	$ 429

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs
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