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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-03-27 | 2019-08-09 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | $ 366.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 |
| 8.25 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer 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
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is much better than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), getting a overall score of 88.1 against 77. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is a newer tablet, and it's also lighter and much thinner than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018). The Galaxy Tab S6 has a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a quite bigger screen, a little bit better pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a slightly better resolution of 1600 x 2560.
Galaxy Tab S6 features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy Tab S6 has a little faster processor than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has more cores and 6 GB more RAM.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has better battery performance than Galaxy Tab S6, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy Tab S6 captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a back-facing camera with much more MP, a lot bigger camera aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is also a bargain compared to others.
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