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Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) vs OnePlus Pad Go 2

49 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
VS
67 out of 100
OnePlus Pad Go 2
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
Pad Go 2

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 2, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra and came out 2 years and 2 months after. 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)
  • Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (67.3 vs 79.5 square inches)
  • Weighs 117 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Go 2
  • Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 3010 mAh larger battery capacity: 10050 vs 7040 mAh
  • 74% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1011K versus 582K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 84% higher peak brightness (850 against 461 nits)
  • Shows 32% longer battery life (33:39 vs 25:25 hours)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 37% higher pixel density (283 vs 206 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
  • Thinner bezels – 6.2% more screen real estate

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) and OnePlus Pad Go 2 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
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4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
103.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
92.5
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
vs
Pad Go 2

Display

Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels 1980 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 8:5 7:5
PPI 206 ppi 283 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 900 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.9% 87.1%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 94.2% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 42 ms -
Contrast 1409:1 -
Screen space comparison
Pad Go 2
12.1″ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11″ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~27% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
461 nits
Pad Go 2 +84%
850 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) 266.01 mm (10.47 inches)
Width 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) 192.77 mm (7.59 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.83 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 480 g (16.93 oz) 597 g (21.06 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray, Blue Silver, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) 513 cm2 (79.5 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.81/5) Good (3.49/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 10 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (124th and 74th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (96th and 56th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) and OnePlus Pad Go 2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra
Max clock 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 840 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) and OnePlus Pad Go 2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1405 2561
Single-core score 908 1003
Multi-core score 2072 3112
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
582451
Pad Go 2 +74%
1011282
CPU 245267 348327
GPU 57538 129975
Memory 108723 216404
UX 170923 316570
Total score 582451 1011282
Samples [14 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10572 9698
Video editing 4298 5011
Photo editing 22564 19645
Data manipulation 8881 8103
Writing score 13360 13352
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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 2
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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 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 16
ROM One UI 5.1 OxygenOS 16
OS size 22.9 GB -
OS updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 7040 mAh 10050 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (33% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:58 hr 1:50 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 800 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:57 hr 11:12 hr
Watching video 11:07 hr 13:48 hr
Gaming 05:44 hr 07:33 hr
Standby 155 hr 215 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
25:25 hr
Pad Go 2 +32%
33:39 hr
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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 -
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.4
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 -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

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 December 2025
Release date October 2023 December 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $219 $299
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Not included
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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Pad Go 2 is definitely a better buy.

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