Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) vs Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
50
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38
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Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on October 5, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P22T and came out 2 years and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
- 3.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (582K versus 156K)
- Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1940 mAh larger battery capacity: 7040 vs 5100 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Delivers 39% higher peak brightness (457 against 329 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 695
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Much smaller footprint: 39% more compact case (41.1 vs 67.3 square inches)
- Weighs 114 grams less
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 8.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 1920 pixels | 800 x 1340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 8:5 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 206 ppi | 179 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 350 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.9% | 81.3% |
| RGB color space | 94.2% | 83.4% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 42 ms | 40 ms |
| Contrast | 1409:1 | 1500:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11″ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) | 212.5 mm (8.37 inches) |
| Width | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 480 g (16.93 oz) | 366 g (12.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) | 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.81/5) | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (125th and 143rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (97th and 113th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | MediaTek Helio P22T |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2300 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 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | CorePilot |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS | ~41.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1405 | - |
| Single-core score | 908 | - |
| Multi-core score | 2072 | - |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 245267 | 67521 |
| GPU | 57538 | 14847 |
| Memory | 108723 | 35022 |
| UX | 170923 | 39428 |
| Total score | 582451 | 156818 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10572 | 4945 |
| Video editing | 4298 | 3896 |
| Photo editing | 22564 | 7536 |
| Data manipulation | 8881 | 3865 |
| Writing score | 13360 | 4840 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench GPU | 1246 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench CPU | 917 / 1939 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | GeekBench CPU | 907 / 2014 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | AnTuTu | 582451 |
| 📘 2026-07-26 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu | 601154 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI 6 |
| OS size | 22.9 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:58 hr | 3:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | 08:25 hr |
| Watching video | 11:07 hr | 11:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | 05:03 hr |
| Standby | 155 hr | 149 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| 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 | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p 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 |
| 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 7 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | October 2023 | May 2021 |
| Release date | October 2023 | June 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | $160 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) | - |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.64 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 8 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 24