Some rumors last week said Apple planned to unveil the OLED iPad Pro and iPad Air 6 tablets on March 26th. An insider quickly debunked that rumor without providing an alternative launch date. However, nobody would blame you if you waited for Apple’s first 2024 iPad announcements on Tuesday.
The morning of March 26th came and went, but we got no new hardware from Apple. Instead, Samsung quietly unveiled the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite on Tuesday. Wait, isn’t the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite already available in stores? Yes, but that’s not the 2024 model. It’s the 2020 or 2022 variant that Samsung launched a few years ago, part of the Galaxy Tab S6 series.
That’s right, Samsung is updating the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite again, rather than choosing a different name for the device. The strategy isn’t different from what Apple does with its cheaper iPads. They routinely get specs upgrades, with Apple reusing the same design for years. But Apple’s iPads don’t have such specific product names like the Tab S6 Lite.
Marketing choices aside, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) is now official. Samsung pitches it as “a stylish tablet designed for both work and play.” But, make no mistake, this isn’t a real rival for the OLED iPad Pro or the iPad Air 6 that are coming soon.
The new Samsung tablet features a 10.6-inch display with 2,000 x 1,200 resolution and a slim bezel, an eight-core chip, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of 128GB of storage, and microSD support of up to 1TB. It packs an 8-megapixel camera on the back and a 5-megapixel lens on the front. A 7,040 mAh battery powers the new Galaxy Tab S6 Lite.
