This mid-range tablet is perfect for anyone looking for a streaming or light productivity device, especially with the inclusion of the S Pen

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite bundles in a decent keyboard cover and stylus while offering a large display, great battery life and offers a fair compromise of performance and capabilities for what you pay for.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is an affordable creative and note-taking tablet for users who prefer to stay on the Android side of things.

S Pen stylus included; Rich stereo speakers; Good build quality

Not an OLED display; No hardware keyboard attachment; Poor gaming performance

: This is the all-rounder tablet to get if you want the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 tablet but don’t have the budget for it.

: The midrange version of the best Samsung tablet that can do almost everything well, even replace your laptop; Super loud boombox audio.

: Still a bit pricey for a midrange Android tablet.

Samsung is the only manufacturer interested in producing high-end Android tablets, but last year, the company added a slightly cheaper option to its Tab S lineup. The Galaxy Tab S5e retained the high-quality AMOLED screen and thin design of Samsung's highest-end models, but lacked the Tab S4's...

Design The Tab S6 Lite is built well, despite the budget-ish price. The screen is also decent; Stylus The S Pen works similarly to the pen on Galaxy Note phones, complete with pressure sensitivity and a button for performing actions in apps; Battery This tablet just keeps going.

Missing features The Tab S6 Lite sacrifices some functionality from the Tab S6/Tab S5e in the name of reduced costs — there's no fingerprint sensor, no pogo connectors for keyboard accessories, and no AMOLED screen; Software There still aren't many Android apps specifically optimized for tablets.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite brings you the S Pen essentials in a compact body with an easy-to-swallow price tag

Affordable tablet with excellent stylus experience; Light; comfy design for on-the-go work; Great speakers

Performance is choppy; No DeX; no Themes; no Game Launcher; Don't expect a Keyboard Book Cover for this one; No secure biometric lock

slim chassis; S-Pen included; high-contrast TFT screen; good stereo sound; long battery runtime

no fingerprint scanner; no NFC; mediocre Wi-Fi receiving performance; good camera pictures require daylight; limited performance for modern games; throttling under load

A well-rounded and sensibly-priced tablet that almost goes toe-to-toe with the entry-level iPad. Android isn't quite as slick as iOS on bigger screens, but the Tab S6 Lite is still a great value device for streaming and sketching

Great all-round performance for the price; Includes a stylus in the box; Speakers have real punch

Basic iPad has more power; Android not the perfect tablet OS

For tablet users who love the idea of sketching and note-taking but don't want to pay another £90 for an Apple Pencil, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is a great buy. However, some small tracking errors, an LCD screen and Android niggles prevent the Tab S6 Lite from ranking with the best

Includes S Pen stylus; Excellent for artists and note-takers; Good sound with 3.5mm headphone jack

LCD screen; not OLED or AMOLED; Imperfect writing-to-text software; Some palm rejection issues

Tablets these days, including the iPad, don’t have cutting edge designs. Despite improvements to the underlying hardware, most still have giant bezels and designs that haven’t radically changed in close to half a decade. This remains true with the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite.

Solid build quality, S Pen included, Decent battery life, Samsung apps great for note taking

Underpowered, Android apps not always optimised for tablet form factor