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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2020-05-05 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Angora blue, Chiffon pink and Oxford gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 380.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is slightly better than Apple iPad Air, having a general score of 78.2 against 75.7. Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a much newer portable tablet, and it is also a little thinner and a little bit lighter than Apple iPad Air. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite features a CPU that's just as good as the iPad Air one, because although the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Apple iPad Air has a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a little bit better pixel density. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite counts with a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
Apple iPad Air has longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because it has a 25% larger battery capacity. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has just a bit better camera than iPad Air, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite also has a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a way bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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