Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite vs Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 16, 2020	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$350

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm	9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
16.47 oz / 465.0 g	17.18 oz / 487.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink	Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
10.4-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	8526 mAh, Li - Ion

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 46min

Gaming

7h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 40min

Gaming

8h 22min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP	12 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with LTE

Weight	16.47 oz / 467.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	17.18 oz / 487.0 g

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$420

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