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Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Google Pixel Tablet

55 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
VS
54 out of 100
Google Pixel Tablet
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
Pixel Tablet

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE (with Exynos 1380) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Google Pixel Tablet, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 5 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Shows 21% longer battery life (25:00 vs 20:42 hours)
  • Comes with 980 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7020 mAh
  • Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (693 against 506 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel Tablet
  • 56% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1158K versus 741K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 11% higher pixel density (276 vs 249 PPI)
  • 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1425 and 1014 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Google Pixel Tablet 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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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
34.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
37.9
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
vs
Pixel Tablet

Display

Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Size 10.9 inches 10.95 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2304 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 249 ppi 276 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 750 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.7% 79.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.7% 94.9%
PWM 84400 Hz 1108 Hz
Response time 27 ms 26 ms
Contrast 1052:1 1022:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S9 FE +37%
693 nits
Pixel Tablet
506 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) 258 mm (10.16 inches)
Width 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) 169 mm (6.65 inches)
Thickness 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 523 g (18.45 oz) 493 g (17.39 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray, Green, Purple White, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) 436 cm2 (67.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Tab S9 FE +3%
81.7%
Pixel Tablet
79.7%
Tablet Ranking (108th and 113th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (83rd and 88th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Google Pixel Tablet
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Google Tensor G2
Max clock 2400 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU shading units 160 448
GPU clock 949 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Google Pixel Tablet
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3076 4741
Single-core score 1014 1425
Multi-core score 2910 3633
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
741211
Pixel Tablet +56%
1158921
CPU 306773 407685
GPU 92101 277802
Memory 125803 174019
UX 216534 299415
Total score 741211 1158921
Samples [2 tests] [31 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 295 723
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy Tab S9 FE +14%
11901
Pixel Tablet
10447
Web score 10094 7172
Video editing 6776 5860
Photo editing 25266 19954
Data manipulation 10377 9994
Writing score 14346 14930
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBelAnTuTu 11741211
📘 2026-03-27 (DanielDuca12)AnTuTu 11696034
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Google Pixel Tablet
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 6.1 Stock Android
OS size 29 GB -

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 7020 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 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:42 hr 08:17 hr
Watching video 12:33 hr 11:22 hr
Gaming 05:38 hr 05:19 hr
Standby 145 hr 105 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S9 FE +21%
25:00 hr
Pixel Tablet
20:42 hr
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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 Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 -
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
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 5.2
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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes -
Hybrid slot No -
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Tab S9 FE +5%
85.7 dB
Pixel Tablet
81.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2023 May 2023
Release date October 2023 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $499
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE -
SAR (body) 0.59 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
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

If the display, battery life, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE. But if the performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel Tablet.

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So, which tablet would you choose?
3 (21.4%)
11 (78.6%)
Total votes: 14

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