Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm	8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g)	12.17 oz (345.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical 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	Black, Silver

Display

Size
10.5-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	TFT
Screen-to-body
81.93 %	70.98 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 504
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4)	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh	5100 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 (Autofocus)
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) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera)	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019	Jul 05, 2019

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP	$ 650

with LTE

Weight	12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Review