Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
Released · Aug 09, 2019
Released · Mar 24, 2017
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
Dual camera
Single camera
8GB · 256GB
4GB · 32GB
7040 mAh
6000 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
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g) 15.13 oz (429.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush Black, Silver

Display

Size
10.5-inch 9.7-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI 2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
81.93 % 72.71 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 640 Adreno 530
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh 6000 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
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730 $ 600

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019 Feb 26, 2017

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
MSRP $ 650
Weight 15.31 oz (434.0 g)
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
MSRP € 769
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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