Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Apple iPad Air (2019) Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
9.0
Apple iPad Air (2019)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Apple iPad Air (2019)
Released · Aug 09, 2019
Released · Mar 18, 2019
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
10.5-inch · 2224x1668px
Dual camera
Single camera
8GB · 256GB
3GB · 256GB
7040 mAh
8134 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches
248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g) 16.37 oz (464.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
10.5-inch 10.5-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI 2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
81.93 % 79.41 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 640 Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB 256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh 8134 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) 7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes 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
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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
$ 730 $ 779
In The Box
Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019 Mar 18, 2019

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP $ 650
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 629
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 with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
Weight 16.08 oz (456.0 g)
MSRP $ 499
Wi-Fi only
Weight 16.08 oz (456.0 g)
MSRP $ 649
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