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Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) vs Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)

45 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022)
VS
49 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022)
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on May 14, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 1 year and 5 months after. 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 S6 Lite (2022)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (58.4 vs 67.3 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (582K versus 504K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 695
  • 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 908 and 753 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) and Tab A9+ (Plus) 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
41.2
(Average)
Value Index
103.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022)
vs
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 10.4 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels 1200 x 1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 8:5
PPI 224 ppi 206 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 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 81.6% 80.9%
Display tests
RGB color space - 94.2%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 42 ms
Contrast - 1409:1
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11″ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022)
10.4″ (5:3 ratio) = 47.7 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 244.5 mm (9.63 inches) 257.1 mm (10.12 inches)
Width 154.3 mm (6.07 inches) 168.7 mm (6.64 inches)
Thickness 7 mm (0.28 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 465 g (16.4 oz) 480 g (16.93 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue, Pink Silver, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 377 cm2 (58.5 inches2) 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.81/5)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (138th and 126th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (108th and 98th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) and Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 750 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~384 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) and Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1068 1405
Single-core score 753 908
Multi-core score 1796 2072
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 218803 245267
GPU 49020 57538
Memory 86260 108723
UX 149953 170923
Total score 504036 582451
Samples Less than 3 [14 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 313 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6674 10572
Video editing 5675 4298
Photo editing 17937 22564
Data manipulation 7280 8881
Writing score 9000 13360
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-11 (Joe_cool)AnTuTu 11504036
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 (Ambar Anand)AnTuTu 12704103
📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 GPU1246
📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 CPU917 / 1939
📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+)Geekbench 6 CPU907 / 2014
📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+)AnTuTu 11582451
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13
ROM OneUI 6.0 One UI 5.1
OS size - 22.9 GB
OS updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 7040 mAh 7040 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 70 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:45 hr 2:58 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:15 hr 08:57 hr
Watching video 13:14 hr 11:07 hr
Gaming 05:35 hr 05:44 hr
Standby 151 hr 155 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
Aperture f/1.9 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Aperture f/2.0 -
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital 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 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, QZSS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 15 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2022 October 2023
Release date May 2022 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $349 $219
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus)
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 8 W Not included
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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So, which tablet would you choose?
2 (6.9%)
27 (93.1%)
Total votes: 29

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