Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm
Weight
16.23 oz (460.0 g)	16.47 oz (465.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue	Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink

Display

Size
10.9-inch	10.4-inch
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
81.23 %	81.63 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz Firestorm and Icestorm	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB, available to use: 49.2 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
	7040 mAh
Type
Li - Ion

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 46min

Gaming

7h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

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), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 729	$ 350
In The Box
USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Apr 16, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

with LTE

Weight	16.47 oz (467.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 599

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 420

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 749

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Full specifications
Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Specs
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