Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$730	$899

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm	7.28 x 11.22 x 0.22 inches 185.0 x 285.0 x 5.7 mm
Weight
14.82 oz / 420.0 g	20.00 oz / 567.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	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	Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body	12.4-inch, 84.65% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB	8GB/128GB 128GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	10090 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual 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)
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light 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	No 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

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

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

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	128GB/256GB

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 5G

Weight	20.18 oz / 572.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready

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