Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G
samsung galaxy tab s6 5g
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7
samsung galaxy tab s3 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2020 February 2017
Status Coming Soon - March 2020 Available - March 2017
Colors Mountain Gray Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
(9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in)
Weight 420 g (14.82 oz) 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE))
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
5G Network 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface One UI 2.0 -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm) [Similar] Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 640 (700 MHz) [Similar] Adreno 530 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.5 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.70% 72.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 7040 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -