Today we are here to do a comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 versus the Tab S6 Lite. The Tab S6 Lite is Samsung’s budget tab series that they came out with this year is just $359 and includes the S Pen. The S6 retails at $350 versus the Tab S6 which is $650.Let’s take a look at some of the features to do some comparisons and figure out if it’s worth spending extra 300 bucks on Tab S6.
Key Specification
Tab S6 | Tab S6 Lite | |
$ | CHECK PRICE | CHECK PRICE |
Chipset | Snapdragon 855 | Exynos 9611 |
Display | 10.5 inches | 10.4 inches |
Memory | 256GB | 128GB |
Camera | 13 MP | 8 MP |
Sensor | Fingerprint , accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Accelerometer, proximity, gyro |
Sim | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM |
Design
Tab S6 | Tab S6 Lite | |
Dimensions | 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm | 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm |
Weight | 420 g | 467 g |
Screen Size | 10.5 inches | 10.4 inches |
Technology | Super AMOLED | TFT |
Colors | Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush | Chiffon Pink, Angora Blue, Oxford Gray |
When it comes to design both of them come in blue, gray, and pink colors. The S6 Lite has different names like Chiffon Pink, Angora Blue, Oxford Gray. In S6 Lite you get an LCD screen that’s 10.4 inches at 1080p which is pretty good. 4GB RAM 64 gigabytes of storage and you have expandable SD card storage as well.
The S6 lite has a 10.4-inch LCD display versus the 10.5-inch AMOLED display on the Tab S6 and it’s closer to Quad HD plus. Now it’s not exactly Quad HD plus at 1080P. But here in S6 is a much nicer display, the colors are much better, the contrast ratio this is an AMOLED display just like you get on the Note series device. The LCD screen on the tab S6 lite there is a significant difference S6 has a slightly higher resolution so it looks nicer.
Performance
Tab S6 | Tab S6 Lite | |
Processor | Octa-core | Octa-core |
GPU | Adreno 640 | Mali-G72 MP3 |
RAM | 8GB | 4GB |
Internal storage | 256GB | 128GB |
Storage expansion | 1 TB | 1 TB |
OS | Android 10 | Android 10 |
Materials | Aluminum Frame | Aluminum Frame |
When it comes to performance you will get an Exynos processor in the Tab S6 Lite versus the Snapdragon 855 in the Tab S6. There’s so much more power, productivity, and performance in Snapdragon 855, the Tab S6 is more of just a productivity product. S6 lite is more of an entertainment device, it works really well and it does what you need it.
Camera
Tab S6 | Tab S6 Lite | |
Rear | 13 MP, 5 MP | 8 MP |
Front | 8 MP | 5 MP |
Rear Flash | Yes | No |
Now the cameras they both work fine but Tab S6 definitely has a better camera. It has a 13 megapixel and a 5-megapixel camera on the back and then you have an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Much better for video much better for Zoom meetings. You can use the tab S6 lite for zoom meetings and it’s just not as a high resolution to the camera. When it comes to video you only get 1080P at 30 frames per second on the S6 lite versus you can actually record in 4k on S6 at 30 frames per second which is pretty nice.
Multimedia
Tab S6 | Tab S6 Lite | |
Headphone jack | No | Yes |
Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
Audio Features | – | – |
As you can see they both come with AKG tuned speakers. The Tab S6 Lite has two speakers one on the top, one on the bottom. If you’re holding it in landscape mode, you get the nice stereo speaker effect. With the Tab S6, you get four speakers two on the top, two on the bottom. Both devices do not include a headphone jack.
Battery
Tab S6 | Tab S6 Lite | |
Capacity | 7040 mAh | 7040 mAh |
Type | Non Removeable Li-Po | Non Removeable Li-Po |
Fast Charging | Fast charging 15W | Fast charging 15W |
User Replaceable | No | No |
Both of the tablets have exactly the same size of battery but in the long run, Tab S6 is more battery efficient than the S6 lite. As the snapdragon 855 is overall a better performance chip yet efficient.
Connectivity
Tab S6 | Tab S6 Lite | |
Sim | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Wifi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
Usb OTG | Yes | Yes |
Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Accelerometer, proximity, gyro |
Which is better!
The facial recognition on S6 is a little bit faster and seems to be better than the S6 lite, just because there’s a virtue of having a better processor and a better camera on the front. Otherwise, they’re both running ONE UI 2.1 which is the latest Android 10.
The Tab S6 light on this price point is a really good tablet you can play Call of duty mobile and PUBG on lower settings. And S6 you can play Call of duty, PUBG in the best graphic setting possible. The S6 is basically a laptop replacement, especially when you attach the keyboard to it, it can go into laptop mode which is really nice.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is definitely worth $650 but that doesn’t mean that the S6 lite is bad. It’s great if you just want a tablet and you like being in the Android world.