Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus) vs Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 1 year and 6 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 S9 FE+ (Plus)
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (82 vs 90.7 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
- 65% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1264K versus 765K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1376 and 1001 points
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 | 12.4 inches | 13.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1800 x 2880 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 8:5 |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 259 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 85.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.6% | 96.6% |
| PWM | 61100 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 28 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | 1096:1 | 1812:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
13.1″ (8:5 ratio) = 77.1 in2
Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
12.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) | 300.6 mm (11.83 inches) |
| Width | 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) | 194.7 mm (7.67 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 6 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 627 g (22.12 oz) | 664 g (23.42 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2) | 585 cm2 (90.7 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.68/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (97th and 76th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 58th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2900 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 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3075 | 6952 |
| Single-core score | 1001 | 1376 |
| Multi-core score | 2859 | 3860 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 304267 | 484087 |
| GPU | 91303 | 303990 |
| Memory | 135522 | 198256 |
| UX | 234103 | 277797 |
| Total score | 765195 | 1264130 |
| Samples | [73 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 295 | 655 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9549 | 12398 |
| Video editing | 6758 | 7114 |
| Photo editing | 25124 | 23206 |
| Data manipulation | 9193 | 10983 |
| Writing score | 14276 | 16063 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3117 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1001 / 2859 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Jackie) | AnTuTu 11 | 1264130 |
| 📘 2025-10-31 (Thailand) | AnTuTu 11 | 1228241 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 29 GB | 13 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10090 mAh | 10090 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 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 37 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:19 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:16 hr | - |
| Gaming | 09:43 hr | - |
| Standby | 178 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| 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 | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
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 | April 2025 |
| Release date | October 2023 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $649 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ | - |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.8 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Keyboard weight | 345 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*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 S10 FE+ is definitely a better buy.
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