Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) vs iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) (with Exynos 1280) that was released on March 26, 2024, against the Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021), which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 2 years and 7 months before. 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 (2024)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Thinner bezels – 7.8% more screen real estate
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (58.4 vs 67.6 square inches)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1280
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
- 80% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1087K versus 603K)
- Comes with 1517 mAh larger battery capacity: 8557 vs 7040 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- 18% higher pixel density (265 vs 224 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 15W)
- 83% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1792 and 979 points
- 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 10.4 inches | 10.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2000 pixels | 1620 x 2160 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 4:3 |
| PPI | 224 ppi | 265 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 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% | 73.8% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 92.5% | 97.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | 40000 Hz |
| Response time | 32 ms | 27 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1014:1 |
Screen space comparison
iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
10.2″ (4:3 ratio) = 49.9 in2
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
10.4″ (5:3 ratio) = 47.7 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 244.5 mm (9.63 inches) | 250.6 mm (9.87 inches) |
| Width | 154.3 mm (6.07 inches) | 174.1 mm (6.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 7 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 465 g (16.4 oz) | 487 g (17.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green, Rose gold | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 377 cm2 (58.5 inches2) | 436 cm2 (67.6 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (129th and 96th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#101st place)
iPad Ranking (#25th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Apple GPU 4-core |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 897 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 979 | 1792 |
| Multi-core score | 2029 | 4214 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 247569 | 272419 |
| GPU | 72099 | 317618 |
| Memory | 109735 | 149125 |
| UX | 174046 | 347946 |
| Total score | 603449 | 1087108 |
| Samples | [35 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2552 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 86% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1961 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | OneUI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 16 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 8557 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 30 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 (24% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:45 hr | 2:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:20 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | - |
| Standby | 134 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 | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 31 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | - |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS |
| 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* | 15 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2024 | September 2021 |
| Release date | March 2024 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $329 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Keyboard weight | - | 293 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 8 W | Yes, 20 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024):
- A gyroscope is only included in the Wi-Fi model.
Notes on iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021):
- Supports 1st generation of Apple Pencil.
*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 Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 20