Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) vs iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
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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 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 1 year and 5 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)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (58.4 vs 69.1 square inches)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1216K versus 603K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 15W)
- 18% higher pixel density (264 vs 224 PPI)
- 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2124 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 | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2000 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 224 ppi | 264 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% | 79.3% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 92.5% | 97.6% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 32 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 953:1 |
Screen space comparison
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
10.9β³ (3:2 ratio) = 54.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
10.4β³ (5:3 ratio) = 47.7 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 244.5 mm (9.63 inches) | 248.6 mm (9.79 inches) |
| Width | 154.3 mm (6.07 inches) | 179.5 mm (7.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7 mm (0.28 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 465 g (16.4 oz) | 477 g (16.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green, Rose gold | Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 377 cm2 (58.5 inches2) | 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (134th and 92nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#104th place)
iPad Ranking (#23rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3000 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 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 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 | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 16803 |
| Single-core score | 979 | 2124 |
| Multi-core score | 2029 | 4871 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 247569 | 344641 |
| GPU | 72099 | 317647 |
| Memory | 109735 | 129624 |
| UX | 174046 | 424836 |
| Total score | 603449 | 1216748 |
| Samples | [35 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2767 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 86% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2229 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-04 (Stelle) | AnTuTu 11 | 1288870 |
| π 2026-06-29 (Ad_545) | AnTuTu 11 | 1216748 |
| π 2026-05-22 (Ashutosh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1161773 |
| π 2026-05-19 -> Starjack36 | AnTuTu 11 | 1208173 |
| π 2026-04-24 (denckk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1211908 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | OneUI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 16 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 7606 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| 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 | 2:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | 07:43 hr |
| Watching video | 14:20 hr | 10:43 hr |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 134 hr | 178 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | No | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 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 | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 - 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 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2024 | October 2022 |
| Release date | March 2024 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $449 |
| 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 | - | 297 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.
*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 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) is definitely a better buy.
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