Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
9.0
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)
Released · Aug 09, 2019
Released · May 21, 2021
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
11.0-inch · 2388x1688px
Dual camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
7040 mAh
7540 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
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches
247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g) 16.44 oz (466.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
10.5-inch 11.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI 2388x1688px, 266 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
81.93 % 85.43 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 640 Apple 8-core GPU
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4) 8GB
Internal storage
256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh 7540 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
7h 32min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
10 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) 12 MP (Wide Angle, 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,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation, Video recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730
In The Box
USB-C Charge Cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019 Apr 20, 2021

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP $ 650
With 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
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
With 512GB storage
Internal storage 512GB
With 16GB RAM and 1TB storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 1024GB
With 16GB RAM and 2TB storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 2048GB
With 5G
Weight 16.58 oz (470.0 g)
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
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+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
Location GPS, A-GPS
Other UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
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