Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019	Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$730

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g)	17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640	Mali G52 MP2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

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
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
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	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$650

With LTE

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

with LTE support

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
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

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs
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