Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

Tablet

Bar

SM-T860, SM-T865

Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

2019, July

2021, January

2019, August

2021, January

244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm (9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)

161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)

420 g (14.82 oz)

200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)

Front glass, aluminum body

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

LTE (unspecified)

LTE

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SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

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Yes, Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Super AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED

10.5 inches, 321.9 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)

6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)

1600 x 2560 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels

16M Colors

16M colors

287 ppi density

393 ppi density

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen

Capacitive Touchscreen

HDR10+

2X 120Hz HDR10+ 1600 nits (peak) Always-on display

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Corning Gorilla Glass

No

Yes

Dual Cameras

Triple Cameras

13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm

64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom

2160p@30fps

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

HDR, panorama

Auto-HDR, panorama

8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/4.0", 1.12µm

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video

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LED flash

-

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Android 9.0 (Pie)

Android 11

One UI

One UI 3.0

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Exynos 2100 (International) / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (USA, China & Korea)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)

Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea

Adreno 640

Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea

Yes, microSD, up to 1TB (dedicated slot)

No

Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector

USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

No

Yes

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Yes, Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W / Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

7040 mAh battery

4800 mAh, Battery

Yes, 15W

Yes, 25W (USB Power Delivery 3.0)

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