Galaxy Tab A9 vs Onn 8.1" Tablet (2026)
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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 Onn 8.1" Tablet (2026), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 2 years and 8 months after. 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)
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (508K versus 464K)
- Thinner bezels – 7.2% more screen real estate
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 56% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 467 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Onn 8.1" Tablet (2026)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- 26% higher pixel density (225 vs 179 PPI)
- Weighs 48 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 8.7 inches | 8.1 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1000 x 1524 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 179 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 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 | 81.9% | 74.7% |
| RGB color space | 81.2% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 44 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1389:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab A9
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
8.1" Tablet (2026)
8.1″ (3:2 ratio) = 30.3 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 211 mm (8.31 inches) | 206 mm (8.11 inches) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) | 127 mm (5 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 10 mm (0.39 inches) |
| Weight | 333 g (11.75 oz) | 285 g (10.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue | Silver, Blue, Pink, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) | 262 cm2 (40.6 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (156th and 143rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (125th and 114th 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 | 1585 |
| Single-core score | 729 | 467 |
| Multi-core score | 1943 | 1515 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 214958 | 188324 |
| GPU | 35695 | 27127 |
| Memory | 119172 | 146860 |
| UX | 138729 | 101848 |
| Total score | 508554 | 464159 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 130 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8547 | - |
| Video editing | 5137 | - |
| Photo editing | 15786 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7328 | - |
| Writing score | 11901 | - |
Recent User Tests
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 |
Onn 8.1" Tablet (2026)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 2:30 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 | 5 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Sensor | 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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | - |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | October 2023 | May 2026 |
| Release date | October 2023 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | $138 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.51 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
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 Onn 8.1" Tablet (2026) is definitely a better buy.
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