Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
Released · Aug 09, 2019
Released · Feb 25, 2022
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
11.0-inch · 2560x1600px
Dual camera
Dual camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
7040 mAh
8000 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
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
Wi-Fi
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
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