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

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	10.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
76.32 %	81.63 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 22.2 GB	64GB, available to use: 49.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Samsung One UI	Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

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

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
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers)
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(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 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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 450	$ 350
In The Box
Quick Start Guide, Power Adapter, USB Type-C cable

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Apr 16, 2020

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only

Weight	18.66 oz (529.0 g)
MSRP	$ 330

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

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 420

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Specs
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