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Galaxy Tab S8 vs Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)

63 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
VS
48 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Galaxy Tab S8
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)

Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024), which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 2 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1259K versus 603K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Comes with 960 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7040 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (541 against 470 nits)
  • 22% higher pixel density (274 vs 224 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (58.4 vs 65.1 square inches)
  • Weighs 38 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S6 Lite (2024) crucial features
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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8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
79.1
(Good)
Value Index
84.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S8
vs
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)

Display

Type LTPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 11 inches 10.4 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1200 x 2000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 5:3
PPI 274 ppi 224 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6% 81.6%
Display tests
RGB color space 91.7% 92.5%
PWM 62870 Hz Not detected
Response time 29 ms 32 ms
Contrast 918:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S8
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
10.4″ (5:3 ratio) = 47.7 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S8 +15%
541 nits
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
470 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 253.8 mm (9.99 inches) 244.5 mm (9.63 inches)
Width 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) 154.3 mm (6.07 inches)
Thickness 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 503 g (17.74 oz) 465 g (16.4 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray, Pink Gray, Green, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 420 cm2 (65 inches2) 377 cm2 (58.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (89th and 132nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (66th and 102nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Samsung Exynos 1280
Max clock 3000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU shading units 1024 128
GPU clock 818 MHz 897 MHz
FLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS ~229.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 7007 -
Single-core score 1696 979
Multi-core score 3656 2029
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 487311 247569
GPU 217104 72099
Memory 180940 109735
UX 374346 174046
Total score 1259701 603449
Samples Less than 3 [35 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 79% -
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Graphics score 2215 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 -
Video editing 7311 -
Photo editing 27827 -
Data manipulation 10976 -
Writing score 15631 -
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Recent User Tests

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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14
ROM One UI 6.1 OneUI 6.1
OS size 27.1 GB 16 GB

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 7040 mAh
Max charge power 45 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 40 min) Yes (50% in 70 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 2:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:07 hr 08:57 hr
Watching video 11:46 hr 14:20 hr
Gaming 06:13 hr 05:24 hr
Standby 144 hr 134 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 6 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 6 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 5 megapixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Sensor size - 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort Yes -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 15
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced February 2022 March 2024
Release date March 2022 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $349
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 -
SAR (body) 0.87 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Keyboard weight 274 g -
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 8 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is definitely a better buy.

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