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

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $730 6GB/128GB - $650	$1099

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
14.82 oz / 420.0 g	25.61 oz / 726.0 g 5G ready version - 728 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
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush	Graphite

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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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 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
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	11200 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) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	6 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, 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	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

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

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

with LTE support

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
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 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 5G

Weight	25.68 oz / 728.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready

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