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Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) vs OnePlus Pad Go

49 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
VS
53 out of 100
OnePlus Pad Go
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
Pad Go

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on October 5, 2023, against the OnePlus Pad Go, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (67.3 vs 74.4 square inches)
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 908 and 721 points
  • Weighs 52 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Go
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Comes with 960 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7040 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 26% higher pixel density (260 vs 206 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) and OnePlus Pad Go crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
103.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
14.7
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
vs
Pad Go

Display

Type TFT LCD LTPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11.35 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels 1720 x 2408 pixels
Aspect ratio 8:5 4:3
PPI 206 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.9% 83.2%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.2% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 42 ms -
Contrast 1409:1 -
Screen space comparison
Pad Go
11.35″ (4:3 ratio) = 61.8 in2
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11″ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) 255.12 mm (10.04 inches)
Width 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) 188.04 mm (7.4 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.89 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 480 g (16.93 oz) 532 g (18.77 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray, Blue Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) 480 cm2 (74.3 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.81/5) -
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
80.9%
Pad Go +3%
83.2%
Tablet Ranking (124th and 119th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (96th and 92nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) and OnePlus Pad Go
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 840 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) and OnePlus Pad Go
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1405 1410
Single-core score 908 721
Multi-core score 2072 1924
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) +5%
582451
Pad Go
555134
CPU 245267 205455
GPU 57538 46591
Memory 108723 148546
UX 170923 154524
Total score 582451 555134
Samples [14 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 139
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) +21%
10325
Pad Go
8554
Web score 10572 8223
Video editing 4298 5216
Photo editing 22564 15039
Data manipulation 8881 6978
Writing score 13360 9145
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 (Ambar Anand)AnTuTu 12704103
📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 GPU1246
📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 CPU917 / 1939
📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+)Geekbench 6 CPU907 / 2014
📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+)AnTuTu 11582451
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OnePlus Pad Go
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen)Geekbench 6 GPU1410
📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen)Geekbench 6 CPU721 / 1924
📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen)AnTuTu 11555134
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13
ROM One UI 5.1 OxygenOS 13.2
OS size 22.9 GB -
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 7040 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (50% in 50 min)
Full charging time 2:58 hr 2:00 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:57 hr -
Watching video 11:07 hr -
Gaming 05:44 hr -
Standby 155 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2023 October 2023
Release date October 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $219 $240
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 33 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
    - Doesn't have S Pen support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad Go. But if the camera, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus).

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
30 (52.6%)
27 (47.4%)
Total votes: 57

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