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Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) vs Lenovo Tab P12

59 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
VS
54 out of 100
Lenovo Tab P12
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Tab P12

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 Tab P12, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7050 and came out 2 months before. 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 (3)

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 87% higher peak brightness (763 against 408 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab P12
  • 12% higher pixel density (273 vs 243 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) and Lenovo Tab P12 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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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
30.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
52.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
vs
Tab P12

Display

Type TFT LCD IPS 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 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 83.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.6% 98.6%
PWM 61100 Hz 280300 Hz
Response time 28 ms 29 ms
Contrast 1096:1 750:1
Screen space comparison
Tab P12
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) +87%
763 nits
Tab P12
408 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) 293.3 mm (11.55 inches)
Width 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) 190.7 mm (7.51 inches)
Thickness 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 627 g (22.12 oz) 612 g (21.59 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) 559 cm2 (86.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (95th and 113th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (71st and 88th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) and Lenovo Tab P12
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
Max clock 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 550
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU shading units 160 128
GPU clock 949 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) and Lenovo Tab P12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3075 2392
Single-core score 1001 966
Multi-core score 2859 2424
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
765195
Tab P12 +5%
800617
CPU 304267 285232
GPU 91303 80158
Memory 135522 188153
UX 234103 247047
Total score 765195 800617
Samples [73 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 295 233
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9549 9630
Video editing 6758 5765
Photo editing 25124 28539
Data manipulation 9193 8000
Writing score 14276 15985
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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 Tab P12
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13
ROM One UI 6.1 -
OS size 29 GB -

Battery

Capacity 10090 mAh 10200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 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 60 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr 2:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:19 hr 11:47 hr
Watching video 16:16 hr 17:12 hr
Gaming 09:43 hr 07:44 hr
Standby 178 hr 159 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) +2%
31:20 hr
Tab P12
30:46 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
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: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
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 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4128 x 3096
Aperture - f/2.2
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 6 (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 5.1
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, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
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 July 2023
Release date October 2023 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $349
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight 345 g -
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 20 W
*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 S9 FE+ (Plus) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
13 (46.4%)
15 (53.6%)
Total votes: 28

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Eugene Jaufre` December 5, 2024 at 12:30 PM
The Lenovo tab p12 is a very good tablet!! And it is the best value for your money!! You can get one now on the Lenovo website for 249.00!! And it sounds like you are a student. Students can get a discount!! So it would be less than 249.00 for a student!! I hope this helps!!
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Anjali September 16, 2024 at 02:10 PM
Hi, I have a question. Can you suggest a good budget-friendly tablet for study purposes like note taking, lectures, etc.? I am looking for a tablet with a big screen and large battery.
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Eugene Jaufre` December 5, 2024 at 12:35 PM
I forgot to put in my first message that the Lenovo tab p12 has a 12.7 inch screen and a very large battery, 10,800 milliamps!!
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