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either connect your
Tab S6 to another

display via an HDMI-
to-USB-C cable or

pop it into the
BookCover keyboard
to enter the DeX

interface, which
features resizable
windows and a

Chrome OS-like
dock. Speaking of

the keyboard, the
$180 accessory has
gotten a complete

overhaul, bringing a trackpad, extra function pdpr) remains to be seen, but I wouldn’t hold
keys, and a less-compact design. my breath. Samsung may have built a tablet
The 7,040mAh battery is actually that’s as fast and capable as the iPad Pro, but

smaller than the 7,300mAh one in the S4, it’s still going to have a hard time competing
but Samsung still promises 15 hours off with Apple on software. From the app

battery life, just an hour less than the ecosystem to the OS, Apple runs circles
16-hour Tab S4. around Samsung and Android when it comes
One thing you won’t find on the Galaxy to tablets, and the gap is only going to get

Tab S6 is a physical fingerprint scanner. Nor wider as iPad OS 13 matures.
does it have an iris scanner like the S4. The Galaxy Tab S6 will be available

Instead, Samsung has added an on-screen September 6 in three colors: Mountain
optical fingerprint scanner at the bottom of Gray, Cloud Blue, and Rose Blush. The
the display for unlocking. It’s the first Wi-Fi edition is available to pre-order at

in-display scanner in a tablet, but if it’s Samsung.com (as of August 23) and will be
anything like the ones in our phones, it available in stores on September 6 starting

won’t be nearly as instant or convenient as at $649 while the LTE version will be
Samsung promises. available later this year. Samsung
Whether the Galaxy Tab S6 can compete traditionally charges a $100 premium for

with Apple’s iPad Pro (go.pcworld.com/ cellular models.

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