Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
samsung galaxy tab s6
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
samsung galaxy tab a8 10.5 (2021)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2019 December 2021
Status Coming Soon - August 2019 Coming Soon - December 2021
Colors Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush Gray, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
(9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
(9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 in)
Weight 420 g (14.82 oz) 508 g (17.92 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
User Interface One UI One UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 640 [Similar] Mali G52 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ WUXGA TFT Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 10.5 inches [Similar] 10.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.70% 79.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
8 MP, AF
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/4.0", 1.12µm, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes
Edge Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W
Capacity 7040 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -