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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-08-09 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.39 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | $ 366.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is much better than the iPad 10.2-inch, having an 88.1 score against 79.3. Even when Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and iPad 10.2-inch were released only 2 months apart, Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is much thinner and lighter. The iPad 10.2-inch counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little lower resolution of 1620 x 2160px and a just a little worse display density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch, because it has 128 GB more internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy Tab S6 has a bit better CPU than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
Apple iPad 10.2-inch has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, because it has an 8827mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a way more MP back-facing camera, a way larger aperture for better captures and video in low-light environments and a lot better video quality.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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