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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2019-08-09 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 380.00 | $ 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is much better than the Apple iPad Air, getting a global score of 88.1 against 75.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6's design is incredibly newer, noticeably thinner and lighter than Apple iPad Air. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 features just a little better hardware performance than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
The iPad Air counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy Tab S6, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a bit smaller display and a quite worse pixels density. The Galaxy Tab S6 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air, because it has a much higher video definition, a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a way larger camera aperture for better low light photos and videos.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air, because it has 256 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that supports up to 1000 GB. Apple iPad Air has greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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