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Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) vs Lenovo Idea Tab Pro

59 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
VS
70 out of 100
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Idea Tab Pro

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) (with Exynos 1380) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Delivers 97% higher peak brightness (760 against 385 nits)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 765K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
  • 12% higher pixel density (273 vs 243 PPI)
  • 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1405 and 1001 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) and Lenovo Idea Tab Pro 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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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
30.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
98.4
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
vs
Idea Tab Pro

Display

Type TFT LCD LTPS LCD
Size 12.4 inches 12.7 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1840 x 2944 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 243 ppi 273 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 800 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 84.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.6% 98.4%
PWM 61100 Hz Not detected
Response time 28 ms 29 ms
Contrast 1096:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Pro
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
12.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) +97%
760 nits
Idea Tab Pro
385 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) 291.8 mm (11.49 inches)
Width 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) 189.1 mm (7.44 inches)
Thickness 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 627 g (22.12 oz) 620 g (21.87 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray, Green, Purple Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2) 552 cm2 (85.5 inches2)
Repairability - Excellent (4.04/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 14 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (95th and 65th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (71st and 48th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) and Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Max clock 2400 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G615 MP5
GPU shading units 160 768
GPU clock 949 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) and Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3075 7982
Single-core score 1001 1405
Multi-core score 2859 4438
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
765195
Idea Tab Pro +110%
1604810
CPU 304267 531924
GPU 91303 401550
Memory 135522 290446
UX 234103 380890
Total score 765195 1604810
Samples [73 tests] [64 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 77%
Graphics test 2 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 295 881
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 14 FPS
Section 3 - 12 FPS
Graphics score - 3688
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9549 -
Video editing 6758 -
Photo editing 25124 -
Data manipulation 9193 -
Writing score 14276 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)GeekBench GPU3117
📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)GeekBench CPU1001 / 2859
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Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-06 (JOSUK3)AnTuTu1598851
📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux)GeekBench GPU7982
📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux)GeekBench CPU1405 / 4438
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14
ROM One UI 6.1 -
OS size 29 GB 46 GB
OS updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 10090 mAh 10200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 50 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr 2:20 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:19 hr 13:21 hr
Watching video 16:16 hr 18:05 hr
Gaming 09:43 hr 08:22 hr
Standby 178 hr 157 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
31:20 hr
Idea Tab Pro +3%
32:09 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2023 March 2025
Release date October 2023 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $379
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight 345 g -
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 45 W
Further details
Notes on Idea Tab Pro:
    - The 128 GB model uses UFS 3.1, while the 256 GB version has UFS 4.0.
*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 Lenovo Idea Tab Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
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Total votes: 63

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Mr Marcus February 22, 2026 at 03:33 PM
I will refer Lenovo idea tab pro.
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