For some time now, rumors about Samsung re-releasing the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite a second time have been floating around. It sounded unexpected, but it turned out it was all correct. Samsung kicked off the week with a surprise launch of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) tablet in Europe.
The re-refreshed Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) tablet popped up on the official Samsung online store in Romania today. It's not yet available for purchase, so there are no pricing details. However, the tablet and all its specifications are now confirmed.
In the marketing material, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) is showcased in two familiar-looking colors, Chiffon Pink and Oxford Gray, and one new Mint option. However, only the Gray and Mint options are selectable at the online shop in Romania
Spec-wise, the tablet features 64GB or 128GB of storage, 4GB of RAM, and a newer chipset that's actually been around for some time.
Same old tablet with a newer chip
Samsung's official store page for the refreshed Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) doesn't specify exactly which chip the “new” tablet has, but the 2.4GHz and 2.0GHz frequencies reconfirm we're looking at an Exynos 1280 SoC. It's not exactly new, but it is newer than the original Exynos 9611 used by the 2020 Tab S6 Lite version or the 2022 model's Snapdragon 720G/732G.
Aside from the new chip, nothing else appears to have changed about the re-refreshed Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024). It has a 10.4-inch TFT display with a resolution of 2000 x 1200, an 8MP primary camera, a 5MP selfie camera, and a microSD card slot. It even has a 3.5mm headphone port, which is seldom seen on mobile devices nowadays.
Another benefit of the newer chip is that the refreshed 2024 tablet model has improved connectivity, including Bluetooth 5.3 instead of 5.0. However, it has LTE connectivity and doesn't boast any 5G capabilities.
The battery has the same 7,040mAh capacity as before, and the tablet ships with an S Pen included in the box. Furthermore, the 2024 Galaxy Tab S6 Lite ships with the latest One UI 6.1 version from Samsung, but there's no mention of any Galaxy AI features. The Exynos 1280 SoC is probably not powerful enough to handle Samsung's Advanced Intelligence.
Speaking of the Exynos 1280, it's worth noting that it's almost as old as the original Galaxy Tab S6 Lite refresh released in 2022. The chip debuted in March 2022, and the most recent device that uses it, apart from this tablet refresh, is the Galaxy A25.
