Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5
Product
Price
630 USD
659 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Galaxy Tab S6
SM-X306B
Launch Date
2019, July 13
2024, January 10
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66, 68
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Dimensions
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm (9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)
213.8 x 126.8 x 10.1 mm (8.42 x 4.99 x 0.40 in)
Weight
420 g (14.82 oz)
Weight 433 g (15.27 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 meter
MIL-STD-810H compliant
SIM
Nano-SIM
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)
Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Stylus
Colors
Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush
Black
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
TFT LCD, 120Hz
Size
10.5 inches, 321.9 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~68.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~287 ppi density)
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~283 ppi density)
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2
Android 14, One UI 6
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
5 nm
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 640
RAM
6GB/8GB
6GB/8GB
Storage
128GB/128GB
UFS 3.0
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC
Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
13 MP, f/1.9, AF
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Features
HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Po 7040 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 5050 mAh, removable
Charging
Fast charging 15W
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Samsung DeX
ANT+
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, proximity (accessories only)
Samsung DeX
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
Tuned by AKG
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
USB Type-C 2.0, charging/accessories connector pins
NFC
Yes