Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Released · Aug 09, 2019
Released · Apr 27, 2020
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px
Dual camera
Single camera
8GB · 256GB
3GB · 32GB
7040 mAh
5000 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
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g) 10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush Mocha

Display

Size
10.5-inch 8.4-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED TFT
Screen-to-body
81.93 % 80.91 %
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) Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 640 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast 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)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) 1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66(AWS-3)
3G
Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730 $ 240

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019 Mar 25, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
MSRP $ 650
with LTE support
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type Nano SIM
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