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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2019-08-09 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Mocha | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 366.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S6 has a general score of 88.1, which is much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s general score of 74.6. Even though the Galaxy Tab S6 and Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) were only released with a couple months difference, Galaxy Tab S6's body is a lot thinner but notably heavier. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab S6 has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a larger screen, a just a little higher screen pixels density and a better 1600 x 2560 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 also has a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a much higher 13 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S6 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 256 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB. Galaxy Tab S6 has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 7040mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
The Galaxy Tab S6 is way more expensive than the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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