Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022	Jul 31, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$699	$730

Design

Dimensions
6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm	9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
17.74 oz / 503.0 g	14.82 oz / 420.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold	Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body
Type
LTPS, 120Hz	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

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

Battery

Type
8000 mAh	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
6 MP (Ultra-wide)	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP	8 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
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	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

with 128 GB storage

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

With 5G

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

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

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