Galaxy Tab A9 vs Amazon Fire Max 11

44 out of 100

VS

51 out of 100

Here we compared two tablets: the 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on October 5, 2023, against the Amazon Fire Max 11, which is powered by Mediatek MT8188J and came out 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

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9

More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
Much smaller footprint: 38% more compact case (40.8 vs 65.7 square inches)
Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Weighs 57 grams less
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Reasons to consider the Amazon Fire Max 11

Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
Comes with 2400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 5100 mAh
Fingerprint scanner
Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (505 against 462 nits)
18% higher pixel density (212 vs 179 PPI)
29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 942 and 729 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 and Amazon Fire Max 11 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Galaxy Tab A9

42

Fire Max 11

51

Camera

Photo and video recording quality

Galaxy Tab A9

49

Fire Max 11

80

Performance

CPU and memory performance (apps, system)

Galaxy Tab A9

29

Fire Max 11

34*

Gaming

Capabilities for playing modern games

Galaxy Tab A9

12

Fire Max 11

21

Battery

Battery life, charging type and speed

Galaxy Tab A9

59

Fire Max 11

67

Connectivity

Networks, ports, data transmission

Galaxy Tab A9

66

Fire Max 11

70

Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.

NanoReview Score

Final comparison evaluation

Galaxy Tab A9

44

Fire Max 11

51*

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Value for money (Beta)

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Galaxy Tab A9

4 / 64 GB

VS

✅ Fire Max 11

4 / 64 GB

88.0

(Very good)

Value Index

114.1

(Excellent)

Display

Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Size	8.7 inches	11 inches
Resolution	800 x 1340 pixels	2000 x 1200 pixels
Aspect ratio	5:3	5:3
PPI	179 ppi	212 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	500 nits	410 nits
HDR support	No	No
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	81.9%	81.2%

Display tests
RGB color space	81.2%	95.9%
PWM	Not detected	41950 Hz
Response time	44 ms	29 ms
Contrast	1389:1	1410:1

Screen space comparison

Fire Max 11

11″ (5:3 ratio) = 53.4 in²

Galaxy Tab A9

8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in²

~59% more screen space

Peak brightness test (auto)

Galaxy Tab A9

462 nits

Fire Max 11 +9%

505 nits

Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height	211 mm (8.31 inches)	259.1 mm (10.2 inches)
Width	124.7 mm (4.91 inches)	163.7 mm (6.44 inches)
Thickness	8 mm (0.31 inches)	7.5 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	333 g (11.75 oz)	390 g (13.76 oz)
Waterproof	No	No
Rear material	Metal	Plastic
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Silver, Gray, Blue	Gray
Fingerprint scanner	No	Yes, in-button
Area	263 cm² (40.8 inches²)	424 cm² (65.7 inches²)

Visual size comparison

Screen-to-body ratio

Galaxy Tab A9 +1%

81.9%

Fire Max 11

81.2%

Tablet Ranking (138th and 122nd place)

Android Tablet Ranking (108th and 95th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 and Amazon Fire Max 11

SoC
Chipset	MediaTek Helio G99	Mediatek MT8188J
Max clock	2200 MHz	2200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 6)	-
Architecture	- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76	-
Manufacturing	TSMC	-
Lithography process	6 nanometers	-
Neural processor (NPU)	Yes	-

GPU
Graphics	Mali-G57 MP2	Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units	64	-
GPU clock	1000 MHz	-
FLOPS	~128 GFLOPS	-

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 and Amazon Fire Max 11

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Galaxy Tab A9

729

Fire Max 11 +29%

942

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Galaxy Tab A9

1943

Fire Max 11 +18%

2291

Compute Score (GPU)

Galaxy Tab A9 +11%

1294

Fire Max 11

1161

Compute Score (GPU)	1294	1161
Single-core score	729	942
Multi-core score	1943	2291

Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]

AnTuTu Benchmark 11

Galaxy Tab A9

508554

Fire Max 11

n/a

CPU	214958	-
GPU	35695	-
Memory	119172	-
UX	138729	-
Total score	508554	-
Samples	[3 tests]	Less than 3

3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Galaxy Tab A9

130

Fire Max 11

n/a

Graphics test	1 FPS	-
Graphics score	130	-

3DMark Wild Life Extreme

Galaxy Tab A9

n/a

Fire Max 11

320

Graphics test	-	1 FPS
Graphics score	-	320

Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

PCMark 3.0

Galaxy Tab A9 +40%

8878

Fire Max 11

6341

Web score	8547	5239
Video editing	5137	3576
Photo editing	15786	13011
Data manipulation	7328	8260
Writing score	11901	4919

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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Samsung Galaxy Tab A9

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-09-16 (ZION)	AnTuTu 12	659300
📘 2026-04-09 (Ji-Su 8090)	AnTuTu 11	409449
📘 2025-10-30 (Trung)	AnTuTu 11	508554
📘 2025-09-20 (ZION)	Geekbench 6 GPU	1294
📘 2025-09-20 (ZION)	Geekbench 6 CPU	729 / 1943

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Amazon Fire Max 11

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Memory

Configuration

4 / 64 GB

4 / 128 GB

8 / 128 GB

4 / 64 GB

4 / 128 GB

RAM
RAM size	4 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory clock	2133 MHz	-
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	64 GB	64 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.2	eMMC 5.1
Memory card	MicroSD	MicroSD
Memory card max size	Up to 1024 GB	Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system	Android 13	Android 11
ROM	One UI 5.1	Fire OS 8

Battery

Capacity	5100 mAh	7500 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	2:30 hr	3:30 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:04 hr	09:05 hr
Watching video	13:21 hr	12:22 hr
Gaming	05:24 hr	05:49 hr
Standby	143 hr	159 hr

General battery life

Galaxy Tab A9

25:21 hr

Fire Max 11 +4%

26:23 hr

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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	2 megapixels	8 megapixels
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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.3	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 - OTG
DisplayPort	No	No
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	-
NFC*	No	No
Infrared port	No	No

Network
Number of SIM*	1	-
Type of SIM card	Nano	No
eSIM support*	Yes	-
Hybrid slot	No	-
LTE Cat*	13	-
5G support	No	-

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No

Speakers test

Max loudness

Galaxy Tab A9

86.6 dB

Fire Max 11 +4%

89.7 dB

Other

Category	Budget	Mid-range
Announced	October 2023	May 2023
Release date	October 2023	May 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$189
Successor	- Samsung Galaxy Tab A11	-
SAR (body)	0.51 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass	- Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint
Keyboard weight	-	421 g
Bundled charger	Not included	Yes, 9 W

Further details

Notes on Galaxy Tab A9:

- Doesn't have S Pen support.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Amazon Fire Max 11 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?

Samsung Galaxy Tab A9

2 (50%)

Amazon Fire Max 11

2 (50%)

Total votes: 4

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Key differences

Review

Value for money (Beta)

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Recent User Tests

Memory

Software

Battery

Main camera

Selfie camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Conclusion

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