Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 tablet – 64GB Angora Blue & accessories

Take this Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 tablet – 64GB (Angora Blue) sleek, lightweight tablet anywhere. Its slim design slips right into your bag and comes in your choice of stylish colors.  Store all of your content with built-in 64/128GB internal memory. Does this bundle include Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite accessories? Expand your storage space anytime up to 1TB with a microSD card (Sold separately. Portion of internal memory occupied by existing content). The included S Pen makes it easier than ever to write notes and personalize photos and videos, all without needing to charge. The S Pen attaches magnetically right to your tablet so you can quickly put it down and pick it back up without losing it. Find further in Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 tablet – 64GB (Angora Blue) review and its accessories list.

Specifications – Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 tablet – 64GB (Angora Blue)

Key Specs

• Total Storage Capacity: 64 gigabytes
• Security Features: Facial recognition
• Screen Size: 10.4 inches
• Screen Resolution: 2000 x 1200
• Processor Model: Exynos 9610
• Internet Connectivity: Wi-Fi
• Operating System: Android 10
• Battery Type: Lithium-ion

General

• Product Name: Galaxy Tab S6 Lite – 10.4″ – 64GB
• Brand: Samsung
• Model Number: SM-P610NZBAXAR
• Model Family: Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
• Year of Release: 2020
• Color: Angora Blue
• Color Category: Blue

Feature

• Total Storage Capacity: 64 gigabytes
• Security Features: Facial recognition
• Stylus Dock: Charging

Camera

• Rear-Facing Camera: Yes
• Rear Facing Camera Megapixels: 8 megapixels
• Front-Facing Camera: Yes
• Front Facing Camera Megapixels: 5 megapixels

Display

• Screen Size: 10.4 inches
• Screen Resolution: 2000 x 1200

Performance

• System Memory (RAM): 4 gigabytes
• Processor Brand: Samsung
• Processor Model: Exynos 9610

Connectivity

• Internet Connectivity: Wi-Fi
• Compatible Wireless Standard(s): Wireless-A, Wireless-AC, Wireless-B, Wireless-G, Wireless-N
• Bluetooth Enabled: Yes
• Bluetooth Version: 5.0

Compatibility

• Operating System Compatibility: Android
• Operating System: Android 10
• Expandable Memory Compatibility: microSD

Power

• Battery Capacity: 7040 milliampere hours
• Charging Interface(s): USB Type C
• Battery Type: Lithium-ion

Included

• Stylus Included: Yes

Dimension

• Product Height: 9.56 inches
• Product Width: 6.27 inches
• Product Depth: 0.28 inches
• Product Weight: 16.2 ounces

Price & availability – Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 tablet – 64GB Angora Blue

By comparison, the current base model 10.2-inch iPad is $329 with 32GB of storage, but the 128GB version is the same as the Lite at $430. It does not include Apple’s $99 Pencil or a cover with ($160) or without ($50) a keyboard. So, as is usually the case, Samsung is giving you more for your money against that iPad, in hardware, at least. Of course, if you don’t care about writing and drawing on a screen or being overly productive, you might be best off with Amazon’s $165 Fire HD10. The Tab S6 Lite is more than an entertainment tablet though. 

The Tab S6 Lite starts at $350 with 64GB of storage or $430 for 128GB. Both have microSD card slots to expand storage up to 1TB and include the full-size S Pen and four months of ad-free YouTube Premium service. It’s $70 for Samsung’s Book Cover, although you can likely find it cheaper with a bundle. Costco, for example, sells the 128GB model with the cover for $450. You’ll probably want the cover because it not only protects the tablet, but stands it up — horizontally and vertically — and gives you a safe place to store the pen. The cover also gives you a place to grip the tablet without actually touching the display.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 tablet – 64GB (Angora Blue) review

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite design

Without the stylus slot, the Tab S6 Lite has a flat aluminum back with a chrome Samsung logo in the center. On the top-right is a rounded square camera module similar to the one on the Galaxy S8.

The Tab S6 Lite trades some tricks for a more traditional tablet design. The tablet has a glass front and a metal back cover. It feels solid in the hand and more premium than I would expect for something that costs less than $400. 

Gone is the nifty magnetic stylus charging groove found on the rear of the Galaxy Tab S6. It was a nice feature, but I don’t miss it too much. Plus, you get the stylus storage function back when you buy the optional Book Cover.  

At 9.6 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches, the 1-pound Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is similar in size but lighter than the Surface Go 2 (0.3 inches, 1.2 pounds) and the iPad (0.3 inches, 1.1 pounds). 

The bezels surrounding the screen are relatively thin, but still thick enough that you can hold the tablet without covering the screen. On the right side of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (in portrait mode) is a power button and volume rocker while speaker grills can be found on both the top and bottom edges.

The only ports on the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite are a USB-C charging port on the bottom edge and a headphone/mic jack on top. 

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite display

When I watched a trailer for the film Tenet, I could see John David Washington’s eyes turn from ivory white to bloodshot red after he’s given a mysterious capsule. Michael Caine’s bold yellow tie stood out against his regal black suit and Dimple Kapadia’s traditional Indian dress looked magnificent in its emerald hue. 

The first thing that struck me about the 10.4-inch, 2000 x 1200-pixel display is how bright it gets. I typically view my XPS 15’s screen at maximum brightness, but I was comfortably watching videos and browsing the web with the Tab S6 Lite at 65% brightness. The screen doesn’t break any records, but it’s colorful and sharp enough.  Advertisement

I had problems using the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite’s touchscreen to navigate Android. The screen registered all of my swipes, whether I was pulling down the notification panel or flipping through the Play Store in search of a good weather app. 

As I mentioned earlier, the Tab S6 Lite’s screen gets very bright. We clocked a maximum of 435 nits of brightness, which makes it brighter than the Surface Go 2 (408 nits) and the Galaxy Tab S6 (290 nits). The iPad shoots for the sun with 450 nits of brightness. 

The S6 Lite’s screen covers 98.4% of the sRGB color gamut, which means it’s less colorful than the displays on the iPad (105%), the Surface Go 2 (107%) and the Galaxy Tab S6 (122%). 

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite S Pen

I’m not done singing Samsung’s praises because the S Pen is a fantastic tool. The pen is lightweight and just the right size so it fits in your hand no matter how small or large your paws are. I also like the one flat side as it gives me a stable place to rest my thumb. There is a single button on the side of the S Pen that pulls up Samsung’s drawing apps.

Samsung gets what Apple and Microsoft don’t seem to understand: when your tablet supports a stylus, include one. Now that Samsung brought the S Pen to a $349 tablet, there is no excuse for others to skimp out. Just as a reminder, neither the Surface Pro 7 or iPad Pro come with a stylus.

I used the Screen Write app to annotate a screenshot. The pen wrote just like a fine-tipped ballpoint and the sound effect in the app simulated moving a pencil across paper. There was never any lag and the stylus is so sensitive that a line would immediately follow the tip no matter how fast I swiped across the screen.

If you plan on using the S Pen, I recommend buying the Book Cover accessory. While it lacks a keyboard, the cover fits great and even has a magnetic S Pen storage slot built into the interior spine.

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite audio

What a pleasant surprise. The dual speakers on the top and bottom of the Galaxy Tab S6 deliver balanced, crisp sound. Brandon Flower’s distinctive voice filled my large living room without a hint of distortion. There was some strain in the treble when I listened at maximum volume, but it didn’t keep me from jamming out to this pop-rock anthem. You’ll be pleased with the sound quality of the S6 Lite as long as you’re not expecting thumping bass. 

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite performance

The tablet delivered mixed performance during my testing. Swiping between menus felt sluggish compared with my Pixel 4XL (a pricey phone) and opening apps took several seconds. There was even one occasion where the home button wouldn’t respond as apps were loading. That issue eventually resolved itself, but the time it took to open apps or render graphics on web pages was a reminder of the Tab S6’s budget price. 

That said, there was never a point when I had to close the app to get something to run, and the snags I hit were momentary, and never bad enough for me to fall back on my speedier laptop or phone. The Exynos 9611 CPU and 4GB of RAM inside the Tab S6 provide enough power to run a dozen Google Chrome tabs, two of which played a 1080p video, with only brief slowdowns.

The Tab S6 Lite did a solid job on our benchmarks but couldn’t quite keep up with class leaders. On the Geekbench 5 overall performance test, the Samsung tablet notched a 1,291, a decent score but outdone by the iPad (1,429), Surface Go 2 (1,563) and Galaxy Tab S6 (about 2,400). 

When we ran the JetStream 2.0 test, the Tab S6 clocked a 27.80. That pedestrian score doesn’t even top Samsung’s own $229 budget laptop, the Chromebook 4 (49). While not a fair comparison, our favorite Chromebook, the Asus Chromebook Flip C434, notched a 76.7.

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite battery life

• Big 7,040mAh battery
• You won’t need to think about charging frequently
• 15W fast charging

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is powered by a 7,040mAh battery, which is fairly standard for a tablet of this size – the iPad 10.2’s is a touch bigger, but barely so.

We were impressed by the device’s battery life, as it easily lasted through a day of typical use (by which we mean, watching an hour or so of YouTube video, playing the odd game here and there, and replying to social media messages when needed).Advertisement

Even when it came to more demanding tasks, like long video calls, we never worried about the impact these would have on the battery life.

Unlike a smartphone, and as with most tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite isn’t a device that you feel you have to charge daily to keep it ticking along, unless you’re really pushing it to its limits.

The Tab S6 Lite supports 15W fast charging, which would be on the slow side even for a smartphone, but given the tablet’s power pack is twice the size of those in most handsets, it can take a long time to power-up the device.

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite cameras and Face Unlock

There is a 5-megapixel camera on the front of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and a single 8MP rear-facing camera on the back. 

This photo I snapped of the flowers on my balcony looks great. Colors are sharp, direct sunlight is properly exposed and the foreground is in focus. However, a few things are off. While the colors are vibrant, these Carnations-Dianthus are more purple than they look in the picture. Also, the flowers look blurry when you zoom in. 

A selfie I took with the 5MP selfie camera was so sharp that I could see the damage months of quarantining has done on my appearance. Individual hairs in my beard and on my head are going in every direction and I can even see the pores on my skin. 

Samsung deserves some praise for including facial recognition in such an inexpensive device, but the Face Unlock feature on the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is hit-or-miss. It registered my face and logged me in about 70% of the time. I had to either press the refresh button (for it to try again) or use a pin code to login the other 30%. I’m still glad the feature exists because, when it does work, it cuts down the time it takes to manually input a password.

Android 10 (without DeX mode)

The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite runs Android 10. Unlike its premium twin, there is no DeX mode on the Tab S6 Lite, making the Tab S6 Lite one of the only purely Android tablets left on the market. As a reminder, DeX mode is a desktop interface designed to give Samsung phones and tablets the functionality of a laptop. By not including DeX or a keyboard, Samsung made it clear that the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a traditional tablet. Advertisement

Some apps still don’t scale well on a tablet. For example, the Instagram app doesn’t work in landscape mode and the Twitter app lacks the sidebar window found on the iOS version. The majority of apps I used were identical to versions on other platforms and even those that weren’t didn’t have any deal-breaking issues. 

If you own a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, then the Tab S6’s UI will look familiar. Samsung added its own flair to Android by using bubbly icons and including a fleet of first-party apps from Bixby to the Samsung Internet Browser. Most of the differences between stock Android are cosmetic and Samsung even added some useful tools, including each of the pre-installed S Pen apps. 

What are the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite accessories available?

1. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite accessories – Book Cover without keyboard Oxford Gray

Wrap your tablet in a sleek case that’s as stylish as it is convenient. Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Book Cover folds around and clings magnetically, so you can easily gear up when you’re on the move. There’s even a compartment for S Pen, so you can be sure it doesn’t get left behind.

Stand your screen up on one of your cover’s two angles for easy viewing.  Whether you’re lounging on the couch or sitting at a café, simply adjust the screen to watch all your favorite content with added comfort.

The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite book covers feature a sleek, lightweight design that clings magnetically and wrap-around folio to protect your screen from scratching. 

2. Book Cover with Keyboard – Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite accessories

The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite gets laptop-like functionality with this keyboard, at least as far as typing is concerned — it’s not a competitor to Apple’s new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro.

The full QWERTY keyboard is part of a case that features two viewing angles, a magnetic stand, as well as a magnetic holder for the S Pen stylus that is shipped with the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. The keyboard automatically shuts off after 10 minutes to preserve battery life; it also features a sleep/wake functionality so that the tablet automatically turns on and off when the case is opened and closed.

The keyboard connects with the tablet using Bluetooth 5.0; it offers up to 100 hours of use when fully charged, according to Targus, which says that the battery retains its charge for up to 120 days when in standby mode. The model is being sold through Samsung now for $99.99 USD.

Features Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite P610/P615 Keyboard Cover:

• Bluetooth keyboard included
• Ultra-thin keyboard layout
• Elegant and compact case design for maximum portability and comfort
• Possibility to separate case and keyboard

Specifications

• Bluetooth version: 3.0
• Use distance: 10M
• Operating frequency: 2.4 GHz
• Voltage: 3.0-4.2V
• Current: 2.5mA
• Current Standby: 0.3mA
• Charging current: 200mA
• Charging time: 4-5 hours
• Autonomy in use: 100 hours
• Standby time: 100 days
• Battery capacity: 200 mAh
• Working temperature: -10- + 55

3. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite accessories – S Pen Stylus

Made to compliment your Tab S6 Lite S perfectly, this official replacement Stylus in Gray from Samsung allows you to get down to business with precise control and accuracy. Being an official accessory this is safe & reliable for the Tab S6 Lite.

Specifications

• Round stylus pen
• 0.7 mm tip
• Compact size
• Controlled drawing and writing on your tablet
• Accurate navigation
• Keep the screen clean of fingerprints

Control your Galaxy Tab S6 Lite with maximum precision

The smartest stylus on the market – the S Pen – compatible with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. The new and improved S Pen allows you to be as creative as possible with your Galaxy Tab S6 Lite enabling you to get the best experience possible from your tablet.

Round end stylus won’t scratch or damage your screen

Making it impossible to scratch your screen during use, the round end of the stylus allows you to use it without the fear of causing any damage to your tablet. 

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