Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Microsoft Surface Go Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Microsoft Surface Go
Released · Aug 09, 2019
Released · Aug 02, 2018
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
10.0-inch · 1200x1800px
Dual camera
Single camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
7040 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
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g) 18.41 oz (522.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush Silver

Display

Size
10.5-inch 10.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI 1200x1800px, 216 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
81.93 % 69.42 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Dual-core
1600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 640 Intel HD Graphics 615
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4) 8GB
Internal storage
256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Windows (10)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh
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
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)
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) 5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730 $ 550

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019 Jul 09, 2018

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP $ 650
with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 400
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
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