Galaxy Tab S7 FE vs Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on May 25, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 2 years 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
- Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 3050 mAh larger battery capacity: 10090 vs 7040 mAh
- Shows 17% longer battery life (29:44 vs 25:25 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (524 against 463 nits)
- 18% higher pixel density (243 vs 206 PPI)
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1017 and 908 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (582K versus 448K)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (67.3 vs 81.7 square inches)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 695
- Weighs 128 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.4 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 8:5 |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 206 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 80.9% |
| RGB color space | 98.8% | 94.2% |
| PWM | 63290 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 32 ms | 42 ms |
| Contrast | 2814:1 | 1409:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S7 FE
12.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11″ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~27% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 284.8 mm (11.21 inches) | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) |
| Width | 185 mm (7.28 inches) | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 608 g (21.45 oz) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Pink | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 527 cm2 (81.6 inches2) | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.81/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (120th and 125th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (93rd and 97th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 694 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2433 | 1405 |
| Single-core score | 1017 | 908 |
| Multi-core score | 2875 | 2072 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 174482 | 245267 |
| GPU | 31639 | 57538 |
| Memory | 94636 | 108723 |
| UX | 147429 | 170923 |
| Total score | 448186 | 582451 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 335 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7042 | 10572 |
| Video editing | 5665 | 4298 |
| Photo editing | 17842 | 22564 |
| Data manipulation | 7372 | 8881 |
| Writing score | 8986 | 13360 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench GPU | 1246 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench CPU | 917 / 1939 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | GeekBench CPU | 907 / 2014 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | AnTuTu | 582451 |
| 📘 2026-07-26 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu | 601154 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 22.9 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10090 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 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 40 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:34 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 14:32 hr | 11:07 hr |
| Gaming | 07:08 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 172 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| 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/2.0 | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2096 x 1572 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | - | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2021 | October 2023 |
| Release date | June 2021 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $529 | $219 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab S7 FE:
- The Wi-Fi version features a Snapdragon 778G processor, while the LTE model – a Snapdragon 750G.
- The 5G version includes a gyroscope and Bluetooth 5.0, while the Wi-Fi version has Bluetooth 5.2.
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
If the gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. But if the camera and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus).
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