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Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) vs Galaxy Tab A9

49 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
VS
44 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
Galaxy Tab A9

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 A9, 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)
  • 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
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (582K versus 508K)
  • 15% higher pixel density (206 vs 179 PPI)
  • 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 908 and 729 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Much smaller footprint: 39% more compact case (40.8 vs 67.3 square inches)
  • Weighs 147 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) and Tab A9 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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
103.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
88.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

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 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.9% 81.9%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.2% 81.2%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 42 ms 44 ms
Contrast 1409:1 1389:1
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11β€³ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab A9
8.7β€³ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
461 nits
Galaxy Tab A9 +1%
465 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) 211 mm (8.31 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) 333 g (11.75 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray, Blue Silver, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.81/5) -
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (126th and 140th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (98th and 110th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) and Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
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 MP2
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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1405 1294
Single-core score 908 729
Multi-core score 2072 1943
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 245267 214958
GPU 57538 35695
Memory 108723 119172
UX 170923 138729
Total score 582451 508554
Samples [14 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 130
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10572 8547
Video editing 4298 5137
Photo editing 22564 15786
Data manipulation 8881 7328
Writing score 13360 11901
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Ambar Anand)AnTuTu 12704103
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 GPU1246
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 CPU917 / 1939
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+)Geekbench 6 CPU907 / 2014
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+)AnTuTu 11582451
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (ZION)AnTuTu 12659300
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Ji-Su 8090)AnTuTu 11409449
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-30 (Trung)AnTuTu 11508554
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-20 (ZION)Geekbench 6 GPU1294
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-20 (ZION)Geekbench 6 CPU729 / 1943
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 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 One UI 5.1
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 (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:58 hr 2:30 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:57 hr 09:04 hr
Watching video 11:07 hr 13:21 hr
Gaming 05:44 hr 05:24 hr
Standby 155 hr 143 hr
General battery life
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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 - -
Standard lens
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 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 5.3
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, QZSS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 13
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
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) +3%
89.3 dB
Galaxy Tab A9
86.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced October 2023 October 2023
Release date October 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $219 $159
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
SAR (body) - 0.51 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
    - Doesn't have S Pen support.
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9:
    - 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.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
189 (77.8%)
54 (22.2%)
Total votes: 243

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