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Galaxy Tab S6 review: A 2019 AMOLED Snapdragon 855 tablet with on-back S Pen storage.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2019·$650
Overall
68/100
Class rank
#142 of 167
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The AMOLED tablet flagship of 2019.

Tab S6 introduced the magnetic-on-back S Pen dock and SD 855 to a 10.5" AMOLED — Samsung's answer to the iPad Pro.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 82-point average for flagship phones of 2019.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size10.5 inches
Resolution2,560 × 1,600 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2019 — 17 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP + 5 MP ultrawide
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

76/100

76/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 855
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB · microSD

04Battery

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

Capacity7,040 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

06Value

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for flagship phones of 2019.

What works
  • AMOLED + SD 855.
  • S Pen magnetic dock on back.
  • Quad AKG Dolby Atmos.
  • 420 g light.
What doesn't
  • 15 W charging.
  • 60 Hz only.
  • No jack.
  • Wi-Fi 5 only.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
$600 · score 85/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 167-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .