Galaxy Tab A9 vs Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
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Here we compared two budget tablets: the 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on October 5, 2023, against the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 1 year and 6 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (508K versus 415K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Much smaller footprint: 34% more compact case (40.8 vs 61.8 square inches)
- 76% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 415 points
- Weighs 132 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
- Has a 1.91 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 7700 vs 5100 mAh
- 23% higher pixel density (220 vs 179 PPI)
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 8.7 inches | 10.61 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1200 x 2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 179 ppi | 220 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 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 | 81.9% | 80.4% |
| RGB color space | 81.2% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 44 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1389:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
10.61β³ (5:3 ratio) = 49.7 in2
Galaxy Tab A9
8.7β³ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~48% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 211 mm (8.31 inches) | 251.2 mm (9.89 inches) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) | 158.8 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 333 g (11.75 oz) | 465 g (16.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) | 399 cm2 (61.8 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (138th and 140th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (108th and 110th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1294 | 578 |
| Single-core score | 729 | 415 |
| Multi-core score | 1943 | 1457 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 214958 | 186103 |
| GPU | 35695 | 26538 |
| Memory | 119172 | 105911 |
| UX | 138729 | 96803 |
| Total score | 508554 | 415355 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [38 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 130 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 172 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8547 | 5694 |
| Video editing | 5137 | 5301 |
| Photo editing | 15786 | 13268 |
| Data manipulation | 7328 | 5326 |
| Writing score | 11901 | 7605 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (ZION) | AnTuTu 12 | 659300 |
| π 2026-04-09 (Ji-Su 8090) | AnTuTu 11 | 409449 |
| π 2025-10-30 (Trung) | AnTuTu 11 | 508554 |
| π 2025-09-20 (ZION) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1294 |
| π 2025-09-20 (ZION) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 729 / 1943 |
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 7700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 20 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 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 3:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:04 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:21 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | - |
| Standby | 143 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 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 2 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 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* | 13 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | October 2023 | May 2022 |
| Release date | October 2023 | May 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | $159 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.51 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 10 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9:
- Doesn't have S Pen support.
Notes on Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen):
- The Wi-Fi version has a MediaTek Helio G80 SoC, while the LTE β Snapdragon 680.
- Models with Helio G80 come with eMMC 5.1 memory. Snapdragon 680 models include UFS 2.2 memory (only 64 and 128 GB).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9. But if the display, gaming, and battery life are more of a priority β go for the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen).
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