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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-10 | 2019-08-09 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 366.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S6 is much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), with an 88.1 score against 65.7. Galaxy Tab S6's body is newer and noticeably thinner, but also heavier than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017). The Galaxy Tab S6 features a better CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 6 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab S6 has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much better screen pixels density, a way bigger screen and a lot better 1600 x 2560 resolution. The Galaxy Tab S6 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S6 has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Galaxy Tab S6 also has a lot more MP back camera and a lot higher (4K) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
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