Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm	6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
14.82 oz (420.0 g)	17.74 oz (503.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
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	11.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	LTPS
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
81.93 %	83.62 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 730
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh	8000 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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730	$ 699

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019	Feb 09, 2022

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP	$ 650

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

with LTE support

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

With 5G

Weight	17.88 oz (507.0 g)
5G	Bands 5G Ready
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Specs
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