Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Apr 16, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$350

Design

Dimensions
10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm	9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm
Weight
18.84 oz / 534.0 g	16.47 oz / 465.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

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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
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMT595C
Measured SAR
Body: 1.26 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only

Weight	18.66 oz / 529.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$330

with LTE

Weight	16.47 oz / 467.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (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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