Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020) vs Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020) (with Exynos 9611) that was released on April 2, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 3 years and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020)
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (58.4 vs 67.3 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (582K versus 390K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 695
- 2.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 908 and 372 points
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 10.4 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2000 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 8:5 |
| PPI | 224 ppi | 206 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.6% | 80.9% |
| RGB color space | 94.5% | 94.2% |
| PWM | 81970 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 36 ms | 42 ms |
| Contrast | 1734:1 | 1409:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11″ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020)
10.4″ (5:3 ratio) = 47.7 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 244.5 mm (9.63 inches) | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) |
| Width | 154.3 mm (6.07 inches) | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 7 mm (0.28 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 467 g (16.47 oz) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Pink | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 377 cm2 (58.5 inches2) | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.81/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (142nd and 124th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (112th and 96th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP3 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 36 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~61.2 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1456 | 1405 |
| Single-core score | 372 | 908 |
| Multi-core score | 1178 | 2072 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 144707 | 245267 |
| GPU | 30439 | 57538 |
| Memory | 98936 | 108723 |
| UX | 116841 | 170923 |
| Total score | 390923 | 582451 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [14 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5186 | 10572 |
| Video editing | 5099 | 4298 |
| Photo editing | 10017 | 22564 |
| Data manipulation | 4791 | 8881 |
| Writing score | 6916 | 13360 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-13 (izxvew) | AnTuTu 11 | 390923 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Sans) | AnTuTu 11 | 375459 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1246 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 917 / 1939 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 907 / 2014 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | AnTuTu 11 | 582451 |
| 📘 2026-07-26 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu 11 | 601154 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1600 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | OneUI 5.1 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 14.9 GB | 22.9 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 70 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:45 hr | 2:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:28 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 11:36 hr | 11:07 hr |
| Gaming | 05:53 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 156 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 11 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2020 | October 2023 |
| Release date | May 2020 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $219 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 8 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
- Doesn't have S Pen support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) is definitely a better buy.
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