Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020) Manufactured in May, 2020, with display 10.4 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9611, vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020)
- Lighter design: 467g vs 469g
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
- Larger display: 11in
- Higher pixel density: 274ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 8400mAh vs 7040mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 10.4 in | 11 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2000 pixels | 1600x2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 16:10 |
| Pixel density | 224 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.6 % | 83.6 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 94.5 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 81970 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 36 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1734:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 244.5 mm (9.63 in) | 253.8 mm (9.99 in) |
| Width | 154.3 mm (6.07 in) | 165.3 mm (6.51 in) |
| Thickness | 7 mm (0.28 in) | 5.5 mm (0.22 in) |
| Weight | 467 g (16.47 oz) | 469 g (16.54 oz) |
| Area | 377 cm² (58.44 in²) | 420 cm² (65.1 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Gray - Blue - Pink |
- Silver - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 54 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1053 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 113.8 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 372 | 2776 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1178 | 8811 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1456 | n/a |
| CPU | 70076 | 597252 |
| GPU | 55712 | 1206646 |
| Memory | 60670 | 509734 |
| UX | 59901 | 42811 |
| NanoReview Score | 246359 | n/a |
| Max Surface Temp. | 36.7 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 61 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 5 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 896 | n/a |
| Writing score | 7178 | n/a |
| Web score | 4923 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5061 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 4815 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 6104 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 1600 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 14.9 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | OneUI 5.1 | One UI 8.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 7040 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 70 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:45 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:49 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:28 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:18 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 133 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Zoom | n/a | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 13 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April, 2020 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2020 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 349 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 8 W | No |
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Attention!
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 the clear winner in this comparison.
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