Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
9.1
Samsung Galaxy S20
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Samsung Galaxy S20
Released · Aug 09, 2019
Released · Mar 06, 2020
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
6.2-inch · 3200x1440px
Dual camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
12GB · 128GB
7040 mAh
4000 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
5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g) 5.78 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush Cloud blue, Cosmic grey, Cloud pink, Cosmic white

Display

Size
10.5-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI 3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz (@1080p)
Screen-to-body
81.93 % 88.59 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
1x 2.84GHz Kryo 585 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 640 Adreno 650
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4) 12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB 128GB (UFS 3.0)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (13, 12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 20min
Browsing
7h 45min
Video
10h 20min
Gaming
7h 43min

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 (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) 7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) 10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

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, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 24, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG981U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg
Body: 1.03 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg
Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730 $ 1000

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019 Feb 11, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP $ 650
Global variant
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2700 MHz
2x 2.73GHz Exynos M5 + 2x 2.5GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
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
non 5G variant
RAM 8GB
FCC approval Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG980F
Measured SAR Head: 0.37 W/kg
Body: 1.01 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg
Phablet: 2.67 W/kg
for Verizon
Storage expansion not expandable
5G Bands n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 39(1900+), 46, 48(3600)
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
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